It’s a crazy mixed up world we live in. All you have to do is turn on the news to realize that. Then there’s our own personal challenges added to the mix. And…well…that can make us feel overwhelmed. But there’s still beauty to be found in the middle of the broken. My camera helps me seek and find it. I’d like to share another poem that I wrote, several years ago, that was just published. Go figure…just published after all these years! Another surprise for me. I thought I better hurry up and post this since spring is going to shift into summer soon…
Coming Alive Again
In spring there’s a freshness
and a beauty unfolds,
all that was sleeping
awakens for us to behold.
There’s a sigh of relief
that winter has ended,
even the birds are aware
of all that is splendid.
Woodland animals awaken,
peeking out their faces
slowly at the beginning,
from their resting places.
Everything comes alive
like a rebirth,
a sense of anticipation
fills the whole earth.
Dormant flowers rise up
to feel the sun’s warmth,
brown grass turns green
and color comes forth.
Gray skies become blue,
clouds look like marshmallows,
a tapestry on the ground
that is no longer fallow.
A colorful picture
and a marvelous sight —
when the world around us
is no longer black and white.
Written by: Nancy Janiga
All photos taken by: ©Nancy Janiga
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