THOUGHTS OF SPRING

The Desert Blooms.

(I know everyone is not experiencing Spring now.  It will return.  Here it is beautiful.)




Once every Spring, my husband goes
to the local cooperative market 

for a "seed share" where gardeners

exchange seeds so others can plant

on their own fertile ground. 

They trade ideas, jokes, successes, failures too. 

Spring activates love.

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When I go outside I see

little rabbits running,

birds making nests.

At night I hear coyotes howling.

Spring marks that sweet partnership

between earth and animals, 

human animals included.

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When I go outside I see

cacti blooming red alongside

shrubs, trees growing green.

Makes me feel how I feel

when I come face to face

with the potential of a newborn.

I realize that what is possible is natural -

rebirth, beauty, growth, all always changing.

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Spring reminds me that hope 

is more than a mere wish.

It is tangible, grounded.  

It is real, creative, aspirational,

uniquely human.

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I take a walk after the rain and wind

have caressed the air like a loving mother.

I breathe deeply.

Spring is expansion.  

It is nature's party calling us to 

celebrate spring within us.
We too are a mix of many colors.

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Spring is nature's motivational speech.
It is  earth's "Ted Talk"* teaching

us about joy.

*(TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TED events help share ideas in communities around the world.)

(For Poets United and Prompt Nights.)