Scenes from the Journey: Spring Has Been a Little Late This Year

Sunday, April 21, 2019

Spring has been a little late this year,

but we are Grateful for Green

(Alliteration alleviates life's labours.)

Grateful for green at winter's waning

we will grasp the globes of lilac-hued lilacs

and shout hosannas skyward.

Vocal gratitude for green

gives way to thanks for flowering friends

of all stripes:

Pied and dappled leaves of grass

and trees and bushy shrubs that burgeon

through the rough days of this year's spring

(mock spring, maybe spring, almost spring)

and April's cruelty of yes, no, never.

Patience is called for.

"Never" is not true.

See the buds and believe;

remember that every year it happens.

Spring has been a little late this year.

When it arrives,

all are grateful for its

gracious greenery.

Scenes from the Journey