Winter Leaves Today

The winter is leaving today,
taking the fallen leaves away,
and in its wake
the softened earth
begins to breathe… again.

The daffodils push through,
The birds return their song,
and sunlight lingers
just a little longer
on hands that have been cold
for far too long.

And in the setting sun
I see it…
the end of that long, cold day,
as shadows stretch,
then slip,
then quietly fade away.

Night lays its mantle
across a lawn
still touched by snow,
but deep beneath,
where no one sees,
the quiet seeds
begin to grow.

And like those seeds,
something stirs—
a fire,
rekindled deep inside.
A promise
no longer content
to hide.

So awake.
Awake.
Shout it with joy—
The spring is here.

Throw open the doors,
let in the light,
make it known,
Make it clear.

Come gather now
on the village green,
Come take your place,
step into the dance—
with laughter rising,
lifting,
as if the world itself
has been given
One more chance.

Because today—
Today, we stand here
no longer bound
by winter’s weight,

but free…
in all we’ve come to be,
and all that still awaits.

The fresh green earth
awakens again—
and with it…
So do we.

Renewed.
Certain.
Alive
in possibility.