Ruth Jewell's "Spring Wish" is a small, quiet longing. The speaker pictures herself, or himself, sitting once more beneath a flowering apple tree. The word "again" suggests this has happened before and is now a memory the speaker misses, though the poem doesn't say why the tree is out of reach.
The poem moves through the senses. First comes smell, the sweet fragrance, then sound, the bee working busily in the blossom. Finally we get sight, the pink and white of the flowers, which the speaker calls a "quiet meditation." That phrase is interesting because the scene is actually full of small activity, yet it feels calm and thoughtful.
The mood is gentle, warm and contented. There is a touch of yearning in the opening "O," but the ending is all joy, with a feeling that "sings in my heart." The poem suggests that a simple moment in nature can be enough to make someone happy.