The Celebration
Spring begins
with sweet blooms
small and delicate
opening
to greet the sun
and soon
vibrant shades
of yellow and pink
are sure to come
as life stirs
eager and bright
in the breeze
that carries
crisp new scents
and raindrops tease
The Awakening
I am ready
for spring’s warm kiss
to ease the sharp nip
of morning frost
and awaken within
hard earth
the seeds that push
and pierce through soil
and green to replace
dried husks of gold
allowing rebirth
to begin
The Easing
I need your love
crushing and close
as arms coil tight
and your skin
gives my face
a place to
nuzzle in close
and allows me
to breathe in
your scent
as the silent ache
that resides inside
is soothed
by your touch
The Depths of Love
Like shades of green
and speckled shadow
permeates
the forest
you
permeate my soul
making up the
breadth and width
of how my love
works
and how it stretches
bright and eager
for the light
that is your touch
Turbulance
Patience
tattered
like delicate
petals
battered
by the elements
as raindrops
speckle
like frustrated tears
over cheeks
flushed
a vibrant shade
of red
The storm will pass
Prompt: Draw (at least) three cards and use them to tell us the story of a (real or fictional) April fools trick.
People express love in different ways, and sometimes we forget this. When the old man’s daughter in law and new husband moved in across the street, he had high hopes that he would be able to connect closely with them. (The Star)
Sadly, there was no connection at all and he resigned himself to the idea that the rest of his years in his old farmhouse would be lonely ones. It wasn’t that they didn’t wave hello now and then, it’s just that it seemed they were so… distant.
After a few years, he wasn’t able to live alone anymore, and he began to look at moving into an assisted living facility. Then in April, he heard sirens and he came outside to find the house across the street on fire! (The Tower) He rushed across to help and brought them home with him. He spoke with them and expressed how sad he was for them, and how he’s sorry that he didn’t take more of an effort to stay close.
They in turn took him outside and showed him where the firemen were standing in the yard laughing. The fire was out, and it was now obvious that the house wasn’t destroyed but a facade had been built to fool him into thinking it had been.
They brought him over and showed him that behind the facade, the house still stood, and while the facade had stood for months, they had built onto their house to create a small apartment for him to come join them. The firemen had been in on the trick, and they came over to say hello and wish him a happy April Fools. And in the weeks that followed, the old man moved in with his daughter in-law and her family so that he was not alone any longer (The Sun).
