Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Vernal Equinox

It is amazing to me how I could not embrace spring until today, when it was marked on the calendar.

When my son turned three
He told me:
Now I use the toilet.
Really?  I said
Really?
He knew three years old
Was the time all big boys
Use the toilet.
Today the daylight begins
To overtake the dark.
It feels full spring.
Somehow today it is all ok.
What difference does a day make
In accepting the arrival
Of spring?
The day kicked off
In full bloom.
The calendar says
Now it is spring,
So now I can see it,
Accept it,
Even dance
In the sun.
Now, the day of the vernal equinox,
I can accept spring
And all it brings with it.
Really?
 (I hear my voice
From 22 years ago)
Really?

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