Winter -02/02/25-

I look around and see all is bare

There is a great stillness in the air

I take notice of the seemingly lifeless trees

Then I observe there is more than the eye sees

A quiet like no other sound

I listen and hear my heart pound

As my heart beats again, and again

Slowly I am drawn within

With eyes closed, each breath I take

I sink further into this deep lake

Suddenly I am overtaken by a wave

As emotions build, I feel that I will cave

In the midst of all this noise

I begin to hear a small voice

Do not fear

I am here

Through eyes and heart, let this river flow

Erected walls, must be laid low

As you reveal what must be done

I want to hide, I want to run

I cannot face these things that I must

However, in you I trust

With shears in hand, I welcome you

I will face all that I must do

Now I see the fullness of reason

Understanding in due season

The pruning must happen, in order to grow

I finally see, I finally know

These things in my heart you must purge

In order for this love to surge

With each limb that falls to the ground

I begin to hear a new sound

As the deafening silence starts to disappear 

It is a sound full of joy that I hear

As my heart and my ears become more atune

Deeper and sweeter with you, I commune

Slowly and carefully I open my eyes

It is then that I realize

As my eyes adjust and thoughts rearrange

Awareness comes that seasons have changed

My ears calibrate to creation's hum

Winter has gone, Spring has come