New Beginnings

New Beginnings

Slowly the sun peeks across the new horizon 

Waking up a brand new day.

Little by little it climbs higher and higher

Into a welcoming warm sky.

The birds are so filled with joy,

They burst forth in harmonious melodies

Praising their Maker.

They fly up touching feathered wings

To the sky,

Then dive back down to perch 

Onto a welcoming branch 

With outstretched arms.

The budded leaves spring forth

With long-anticipated life.

The blades of grass pierce their way through

The once hardened ground

And soften their surroundings.

Flowers pop their colorful heads

From the rich dark earth 

And brighten both spirit and soul.

The doe gives birth to a new generation.

The newly spotted fawn 

Struggles to his feet  

And stands in the beauty of spring.

By Bonnie L. Chester

3/13/2015