The Long Awaited ArrivalShe had put away her finery with the greatest of care; pulled up her downy blanket and settled in to sleep, But with the warmth of the new dawn she awakens from her slumber; pushes back her tranquil covering and stretches tired fingers to the sky. She bathes in crystal streams and dries her hair under the sun, meticulously preparing for much awaited celebrations. Decked in her dress of velvet green adorned with flowers at its flowing hem, she decorates her hair with fragrant, trailing blossoms. Then newly draped in her finest robes she dances gracefully on painted toes; greeted with abundant jubilation at every turn upon her path; Heralded by the music of songbirds that swoop merrily about her head, singing sweetly to all who are near: “Behold, Spring is here!” april 2002Included in
