April!

photo by ana traina ~2012~

April, the month when floods violently carry away the unsuspecting frog and her jelly-like brood...or April, the month whose name is derived from the Greek word for “opening”: unfasten, unlatch, unlock, unbolt, unbar; throw wide, spread out, unfold, unfurl, unroll, straighten out, extend, stretch out! Yes, I like to think of April as the latter, a time when we can look within and outside of ourselves, a time when we can uncover, expose, lay bare, bare, pour out, disclose, divulge, and even reveal...To just be grateful for all the little surprises of our everyday lives. Moments, that lift our spirits and bring one to the very tippy-top point of awe...like this little joyous poem that I have uncovered and discovered this morning just by happenstance.  So here it is... I do hope it makes you want to put on your galoshes the next time we have some springy showers and dance...or even, perhaps, jump into a muddy puddle or two!

"Come forth, ye blossoms! --over hill and lea,
A breathe of sweetness wantons with the sea;
And mid the smiles and tears of tender Spring,
On dripping boughs I heard the throstle sing:
Ye cups and stars that strew the fair, green field,
Ye wings of gold the prickly gorses yield;
Ye pensive bells to purple pageants born,
Ye milk-white may-buds of the mantling thorn,
Ye violet gems and eyes of sapphire blue;
Wan, flushing wind-flowers and shy elfin crew
Of every crannied wall, --come forth!-- and fling
Your vernal showers around me while I sing;"

'A Song of Salutation'  E.M.Holden