April - When the Earth Wakens
April arrives bearing the coldest of winds
Cutting a cruel swathe across the land
Leaving early morning trails of
Frosted silver filigree
Bruising blossoms and buds
Which newly opened, tremble
Along the branch
Life begins, tender, frail, new
April, the month for growth
Named from the Latin, aperire
Charged with opening the season
Sacred to the Goddess Venus
Warming and wakening the chilled earth
Allowing small plants to stir
Break through unyielding ground
Lifting their heads gently
Searching for sunlight
Seeking out the moisture of April showers
That they may bear the bounty of spring flowers
M.C. Newberry
Tue 20th Apr 2021 15:07
A pleasing evocation of how the revival of nature occurs - with (to
adapt words from a famous song) "Those April showers that
come our way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May".