Hope, Spring Within
“The hummingbird represents beauty and joy. She is a creature of flight, bringing her closer to the cosmos with each wingbeat. She is constantly moving and is rarely seen at rest, preferring instead to perform her aerial acrobatics. Her heart is as fast as her wings and her colors are bright and shifting; they are colors that capture the sunlight in their iridescence. She brings love wherever she passes by.”― Leah Myers, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity
“After the long and portentous eclipse of the patient sun
The sudden spring began”― Edith Sitwell, Green Song and Other Poems
40 degrees in February.
Light lingering longer.
Slow melt.
Winter not done.
Yet, a taste of spring.
Hope, spring within.
“The winter, the animal sleep of the earth is over
And in the warmth of the affirming sun
All beings, beasts, men planets, waters, move
Freed from the imprisoning frost, acclaim their love
That is the light of the sun.”
― Edith Sitwell, Green Song and Other Poems
