First Day of Spring!
Early spring daffodil - Portland, OR
SPRING
Hello spring.
Goodbye winter and your cold, weary ways.
Now I may lick the dew from the branches
that brave your raw beginnings
and end in a flurry of blossoms
when your mature days flow bright and warm.
A season of life begun anew,
the circle of life starting over:
your significant task.
You never disappoint with your products
of butterflies and daffodils,
though your early days deviate little from winter.
We all need to go through our cycles of death and rebirth in order to fully live.
The process may sometimes seem endless,
but with faith we well see the beauty
in our efforts and endurance.
- March 20, 1998
