Mar20

it’s spring.

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And this is the lady

Whom everyone loves,

Ms. Violet

in her purple gown

Or, on special occasions,

A dress the color

Of sunlight. She sits

In the mossy weeds and waits

To be noticed.

She loves dampness.

She loves attention.

She loves especially

To be picked by careful fingers,

Young fingers, entranced

By what has happened

To the world.

We, the older ones,

Call it Spring,

And we have been through it

Many times.

But there is still nothing

Like the children bringing home

Such happiness

In their small hands.

“Children, It’s Spring”

~Mary Oliver

 

 

 

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art credit: anatomyofmind/etsy

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  7. Happy Spring, Beth. I love leaving home early morning for work with daylight and coming home in daylight. Such an invigorating time of the year. And love seeing the plants pop up from the ground after a winter slumber!

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  15. We used to be given violets when I was small and at Sunday School. I dont believe they should ever be picked . They wilted so quickly and moulded to my tightly clenched hand. To sad and pointless when they could have lived on and prospered where they were growing.

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  31. I have these little beauties that pop up all over my gardens and I’m so happy to see them in the spring. Their tiny flowers are just so dainty and beautiful and let me know that spring is really here.
    “No winter lasts forever, No spring loses its turn” :)
    Chris

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