At last the leaves bud

And the flow’ring plants poke through

As all comes to life

Let’s listen a while

To the souls we walk beside

And grow all as one

In this new season
Let me breathe as the seedlings
Out with frost; in, sun

If I sat a while
Beneath the starry darkness
What might I find there?

Let the gloom end now
And the sun break through the clouds
Let this shadow end

Shoots reach for the sun
As the melt feeds deep’ning roots
And all breathe first breaths

What is a friend for
If not to embrace you tight
When you need it most?

Stay close beside me
And let us sit quietly
Me tight in your arms

Cracks between the clouds
Shine hot against frozen cheeks
A promise of change

Another forgotten Thursday. Two poems today, then!

The music rises
Bright and ceaseless in my mind
Clear as cloudless dawn