Threshold, Early Spring

today I heard the undertone 
that hums beneath the last of snow 
where sun rays pluck 
the final threads of winter 
up through cold hard loam 
and sharp crystals of ice 

tomorrow, as light leans 
longer into day, I will watch 
those silver threads untangle--
ravelling into strings 
that thrum in warming air 

and soon enough, 
the earth will sing the last 
of winter’s dark lament into 
spring's bright chorus 

my world will shimmer 
in warm air and shining water 

my life will resonate with love and fire
while green shoots push through all of it

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Music pairing: In spite of its title, this wonderful composition Shine You No More by Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen captures the energy and joy of spring to me. It was recorded live at the University Aula in Oslo, 9 January 2024.

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Melting snow in spring. Photo taken near the Jock River, Ottawa: Diane Perazzo (2017)

May these words bring truth and healing 
through open hands and hearts. And then, 
let it flow back into our Mother Earth
for the love of all her beings.

Wording, structure and ideas are conceived and grown organically from my own unique human experience, thoughts, efforts, knowledge and research and not generated using artificial intelligence.