A dormant bulb stirs.
The ground has thawed just enough.
a shoot of green
makes a tepid start.
Pushing thru soil
it fights upward
just strong enough to inch progress.
It breaks thru.
Light strengthens the small stalk;
it grows upward still
and thickens, stretches wide.
Taller, fuller, ’til
at last a bud forms deep within.
More light, fresh drops of warm rain
encourage the climb
and as in a blink
it transforms shyness
and reserve
to a bold declaration of self.
Strong, confident,
blooming petals
shouting,
“Here I am!”
Colorfully splashing the gray world
into a new birth
of love, light, and hope.
Radiating confidence
and springing life anew.
-MKM 4/7/18
Give God Your Yes 