Yay! Flowers are blooming at the farm and spring is finally here. The presence of blooms after the rain is such a wonderful picture of the reasons we have to rejoice. Rain brings sprouts & sprouts bring flowers, which turn into fruit, or stay beautiful flowers to put into bouquets!
Our son Tanner & his wife Larisa are planting an acre of organic vegetables this year. (Sparrows & Lilies Farmstead) They are working hard tilling the dirt, adding compost, planting, weeding, and awaiting the fruits of their labors.
Last weekend my husband and I spent a half hour weeding in our garden. It hardly made a dent in all the weeds 🙄 but it was therapeutic. I enjoy ridding our garden of the unwanted plants that will take over the beautiful flowering ones, choking out their need for sunlight. So today we did it again!
This week I was inspired by a meditation on the calm app to try writing a poem in honor of April being National Poetry Month. So here it is ☺️
Spring Matters
Life is rain and sunshine,
seeds in the dark
drink water from winter.
They wait and then burst
out into the spring sun.
Rays help them grow up.
Leaves welcome oxygen
as tendrils reach to drink
from the River of Life.
Time passes, winds blow.
Roots hold steady.
Flowers bloom bright
turning into fruit,
ready to be picked,
and eaten, consumed
by those in need of sustenance.
Comfort given, is comfort received.
Fruit finished, seed falls
to the ground, soil blankets,
roots grow again.
It was fun to put some thoughts into this form. Want to try it too? 😊
May the spring flowers bursting forth bring reminders of the Hope always present. Easter is almost here!
P.S. Here’s some scriptures in my thoughts as I penned the above- Jer 17-7-8. 2 Cor 1:3-4, John 15:7-8, and Gsl 5:22-23.
Newest painting- Contemplation
