The essence of
the season of
a coveted Spring
is renewal and rebirth
a process deeply understood
by the seeking of our bodies
as well as the longing of
our hearts
our hearts
The coming of infancy
the arrival of innocence
the presence of vibrant, pale green
these are joys to us
because of their unmarked beauty
their promise and their purity
yet we so often forget
that they have been found
only through the deaths
the many, many deaths
that dear Winter
has earned
We hurry
toward the blossoms
we stretch out our arms
toward the sweet scent
the heat
of long days
pulling us out of the darkness
we feel we can bear no more
And yet
we forget to wonder
about the purpose of
the cycles of this life
the reason
that upon this Earth
we can never leave behind Winter
in our dreaming
of an eternal Spring
It is out of darkness
that light is born
out of essential silence
that music begins
out of ignorance
that love is found
over and over again
And the human way
is to push away
our origins
to deny silence
from the moment we open
our mouths
to forget
the truths the night has given us
with the first light
of dawn
And so
be guided now
to dare to embrace
a larger understanding
of the round Earth
as she births
her newest generation
of awakening seeds
Watch her
as she breathes in
this life
and prepares
to breathe out
the deaths
that are yet to come
Celebrate
not only the dew of youth
upon her fields
but the coming harvest of loss
the weeks of aging
the months of departure
as this same breath
leaves her body
making way
for another birthing season
and another
not yet begun
We are seed
and we are fruit
We open
and we close
We are
all seasons
all darkness
all light
the brittle cold
and the damp heat
And we are the cycles
of these experiences in our lives
each one
bringing us closer and closer
to an understanding
that an eternity of Spring
is not found in her undying presence
but rather in the infinite promise
of every season
as each one reclaims us in turn
within the reach
of Father Sun
and under the tides
of Mother Moon
And so
as you step forward
into the freedoms
the joys
of this welcome
and welcoming season
open your heart
with an honest gratitude
to the blessings
of every leaf that fell
to feed the soil
that now erupts
before your hungry eyes
And to every flower
love her
not only for the passing glance
the moment
of her greatest splendour
but for the gift she gives
in her wilting
Her reminder
that Truth and balance
are ine
xtricably linked
xtricably linked
just as breath
expands and contracts
in a cycle of giving
through the profound act
of letting go
Eternity
is not something
that awaits
It is found
this very day
has lived in our hidden knowledge
forever
Love
beauty
joy
even as these cannot be born
without death
they need no birth
because they are immortal
They have lived in us
since the first knowledge
of our gravest shadow
our utter silence
and the loneliest
most despairing of moments
found within our souls
Discover the truth
and then the lie
of your fear of your Winters
of your dying and your Dark
and you will in this way
discover the most nourishing
the most radiant Spring
you have ever known
Seed after seed
fruit after fruit
season upon season
as the circle travels without ending
and so is never
simply begun
Plant pic by Cynthia
Dawn pic with thanks to www.shiftedreality.com