Thawing

Like a sponge soaking up every drop of sage
In turn, splattering pigments never witnessed by the eye
Furnishing the once blinding carpet
Adorning the once barren mirror
Blossoming and blooming
From every street corner
Window
Acre

A kaleidoscope
As though the fogged window was cracked open
Allowing that fresh breeze to let itself inside
No need for knocking
Wiping its feet on the mat
And sitting down for a chat



Everything is a newborn
Life breathed into it at the dawn of day
And all I can survey is the landscape
Like a pinhole
Being colored inside the lines right before my eyes

Nature, oh brilliant panorama
Parenting this succession
This renewal
Rebirth
Not only nature’s seed
Yielding hope



Faint smiles emerging
Laughter echoing
Bodies clutching the stubble of the earth
Planting themselves firmly in the fertile ground
Squints becoming gentle meandering rivers
As alien sunglasses mount the nose
Birds returning home
Pouring out pacifying lullabies into all the crevices of decay

This awakening
Repainting the canvas
Outlining the forgotten shapes
This jade miracle
Arrives right when we need it most