"Leafworks" In which I read a poem for Lenten, almost-spring

"Lent, " from the Middle English word lente, meaning “springtime,” descended from the Old English lencten

((last year’s crocuses))

A video offering to inspire you to Make Friends with Poetry.

Here’s the text of Leafworks¹, from Hearts on Pilgrimage

Like the bound bud in an almost-

bloomed magnolia, there is life

ready to burst, tight secrets

on the God side buried within

these cool, bright days.

I’m waiting, watching, counting

the sleeps until a quiet wonder

world awakens. Amazed,

I waltz between the longest watch

from each dormant doorway,

through the chill and darkened

mornings to a heart like an open gate.

Ear cupped, poised for my next

birth, I linger for delivery

of the morning’s message–

free and God-breathed–

a silent, green unfurling.

1. Gracious thanks goes to poet/singer extraordinaire Laurie Klein for the editing help on this poem.