Spirit of Spring,
Sprite messenger
of Beauty's reign,
Dancing gayfully in valleys green
Spreading bright rays of inspiration
That blossom the seedlings
of every Dream

Awakening bright Wonder
Smiles and Joy above
Some quiet stirring
of Leaping
of Longing
of Living
Life
in Love

Warm sudden breath
of Sunshine
A kiss of awakening
on thy sullen cheek
Pointing far off to Horizon
Soft smile lighting rememberance
All possibility awaits
in thy stead

Kiss of Spring,
Spirit,
Sprite ~~
A smile-rising sleep
bathed in Golden Light.

Come on, Spring!

Lisa, your signature keeps making me pick up the song at that point and sing on ...

Spirit, come back to me
Give me strength and set me free
Let me hear the magic in my heart

Love and only love will endure ...

Maria

What a beautiful poem
The flowers in my garden are blooming and there is blossom on the trees- we've had snow though, and it is still very cold!
I'm so looking forward to some warm weather and some vitamin D!

a little ode to Spring.....I'm early , I know....
but this Winter has been especially dark and long
This past week the weather finally became warmer and melted the snow and now for the first time in months and months you can see the green grass again.

I walk and wonder.....awed at how no matter how brutal or long winter can be....life returns, stirring and scurrying all around. The survivors flourishing in the warmth of the cool air.
Spring is certain......it will come,
regardless of how burried and barren our world becomes....
And isn't that amazing.

Some will wander out of the wreckage of harsh experience ,
stumbling, blinded in the light.....
like a survivor of a near death experience.....
too shocked yet to be joyous.....
But yet......the senses raised to heightened appreciativeness that comes from the realization of how close they became to never witnessing Spring's bounty again.
Those little creatures.....all around us.......
tentatively entering clearings.....
braving outwards from the shelter of the woods that secured them within.

Love and Only Love will Endure.....
that's what I most hope for, Maria.

~ Lisa

Lovely poems and thoughts Lisa.

Spring is my favorite season, and it is certainly good to see it peaking it's head out to let us know it is on the way...

Dear Lisa,

Such a beautiful thread, thank you! Your words were so touching and I wanted you to know that I printed them out to keep.

Yours also Maria!

Love,

Nice to have good stuff to print out! ... Decorate the house with WORDS.

But I was only singing along ... Click here --
http://hyperrust.org/Music/?a37

Then click Love And Only Love. And anything else on the Ragged Glory disc. The whole album is great.

Love,
Maria

Thanks to you, Kel, PD and evy.
I can't imagine living somewhere without the seasons.
There's something my soul needs in witnessing the transition of death and rebirth. An annual reminder of the miracle of the cycle.

Maria, yeah, that whole disc is awesome.
There are so many little gems spread throughout the lyrics of all his songs.
Some just stand out to me and stay.....like from Hank to Hendrix where he says:
I found myself singing, like a long-lost friend
the same thing that makes you live
can kill you in the end.

Or from Round and Round:
It's hard enough losin' the paper illusion
you've hidden inside,
without the confusion of findin' your usin' the crutch of a lie
to shelter your pride when you cry.

And this one always gets me for some reason.....from Deep Forbidden Lake:

On the coast, the long and tempting coast
The cards on the table lie,
And a speech so eloquent in reach
was made by a passerby,
passing by the way between
here and left behind
And it ripples through the crowds,
who run and cast their doubts
in the deep forbidden lake.

wow.