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AWAKE, THOU WINTRY EARTH!

2/12/2016

 
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Awake, thou wintry earth -
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your ancient gladness!

 Thomas Blackburn, "An Easter Hymn"

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​Remember when the earth was green and smelled of dirt and rain and hope?  
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And every morning, happy thing, she went about spreading joy in every conceivable color of the rainbow,
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colluding with the sunbeams and the butterflies frolicking with happy abandon.  
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​I remember birds
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and children
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trilling with excitement.
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I remember wise old trees bursting with pride, nonetheless a little green with envy given the riot of color at their feet garnering all the attention.  
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It's the memories of spring that sustain me now, knowing that this,    
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and this,  
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and this, too, shall pass.  

Thirty-seven more days, officially, for whatever that's worth.  Undoubtedly not much for those of us living north of the Mason-Dixon line.

​Then again, who's counting?
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Joan
2/12/2016 10:14:11 am

Love the beautiful flowers and message of spring. Especially like photos of places shared with you.

Sherry
2/12/2016 10:15:46 am

Ditto the sharing.

Diane link
2/14/2016 05:07:35 pm

As I look outside today, Valentine's Day, I can hardly remember the days that your spring pictures depict. But I know they're coming!

Sherry
2/14/2016 05:36:31 pm

Hopefully, sooner rather than later.


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