like one hundred times on the blackboard...

i will write these words in my heart

over and over

again

*

sure enough....

if you get down really low

with your cheek almost on the ground

and

move the matted leaves and reeds

flattened like pancakes during winter's wrath

you can find

spring

*

happy sunday everyone

and

i hope today you find color underneath your feet

*

wide open or just me on another quest to find the beauty in the broken

spring is here

~~~~~

are you feeling wide open

and

ready to dust off those winter cobwebs

~~

has the clutter that gathered these past months

in your

mind and movements

become too much

~~

let it go

let it all go

~~

run around in circles

breathe in that fresh new air that makes us sneeze

look for the buds on the bushes and trees

ride with your windows down

sing your favorite song at the top of your lungs

throw on a baseball cap and smile at strangers on the street

lay down on the floor and rub your dog's ears while she's sleeping

eat only potato chips for lunch

and

if you have to

~~

if you're not quite feeling it

stand on something

that will make you taller

so that you can get a better view

of it

~~

because it's here

spring is here

my calendar says so

~~~~~

so now excuse me while I go put my winter jacket back on