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Mar. 10th, 2006 10:09 am
YAY!!! FORSYTHIA!!!!!!
I saw the first forsythia blooms this morning, on my way in to work.
I am so EXCITED!
SPRING IS HERE!!
I have a special love for forsythia because it's usually one of the first hints of color in the woods when I'm driving around. It means that the orchid of the redbud tree is not far behind, and tulips!
I adore spring. It's one of the biggest upswings in my annual mood cycle. Everything just seems better in spring, you know? The air smells better, the rain tastes better, you can get down and roll on the grass and even getting dirty feels better! I wish I had someone to share it with, but this is one of the few times of year that I'm satisfied sharing it with Scarlett. I can't wait for EASTER!!
And because you've been so sweet to read me, here's a poem I wrote about forsythia. It's not so upbeat, but I like it anyway.
Unseasonably warm, they call it
Interrogation-light sun
Bluest blue you've ever seen
I hear birds tghat I only hear in April
The groundhog's hiding though,
cause he knows better.
I miss seeing him
Every day by the road on the way home.
Another reason for melancholy.
On the way to work, I see the sweetest thing -
Forsythia in bloom
But it breaks my heart
because forsythia doesn't have a clue.
It doesn't know it isn't spring.
It's just another winter in West Virginia.
When I drive home, the fragile yellow finery
Is withered in the sudden cold.
I feel my spirit dragging the ground.