Resurrection

Resurrection

Today I said goodbye to Winter.

To the painful smack of her wind

that made my eyes soften with tears and my cheeks red as the rose that did not grow.

Today I said goodbye to Winter.

Goodbye to the colors of gray that painted the earth,

the barrenness of her trees and her grassless ground.

Today I said goodbye to Winter.

To the days spent searching for warmth –

in people, in places, in my own cold heart.

Today I said goodbye to Winter.

To the hopeless thoughts running through my head.

Goodbye to the tired look in the eyes of friends who are searching

Searching for something new…something deep….something of life.

Today I said goodbye to Winter.

Even though I may still miss her at times.

I will miss her frigid sting. 

I will miss her gray mornings that taught my soul how to yearn.

Today I say hello to Spring.

Hello to the brightness of her colors and the warmth of her sun.

Hello to the floppy ears of a dog bouncing through emerald grass.

Today I say hello to Spring.

Hello to the birds cackling and singing in the breezy air.

Hello to the tiny flowers budding on the trees, realizing the charm of their infancy.

Today I said goodbye to Winter

In the very same breath that Winter said goodbye to me,

And breathed her last into Spring’s beginning.