Another Spring

September 22, 2014

To see the newness springing from the earth

Is joy beyond all reckoning

As I return to welcome by the flowers

And greet the advent of another Spring.

Can gratitude accumulate in force

As wonderment increases walking by

Each new blossom brilliantly unveiled,

A feast of Nature to the awakened eye.

When first I saw the hyacinths, a child

Enraptured by fragrance I seemed to hear them say

"We are the pride of beauty, admire us,

Kneel young soul, and join us as we pray

And listen to the symphony of light,

For in the seed there waits the yearning bloom,

The bud prepares the final offering

For love to flower, so in your heart, make room."