Nestled Days

Written for @dVersePoets at OpenLinkNight this last Tuesday of January . . .

nestled days gone by

snowdrops fall and fall again

days grow longer and longer

now at the half-way mark

winter

turns toward spring

and I

wishing for

kindness of spirit

and lasting patience

finding rest

at the feet of my home’s hearth

enduring

waiting

willing

for flowers to bloom

pushing out from the frozen dark ground

from this winter’s barren soil

unfolding

a simple Irish wish

a spark for my spirit to do the same

bloom

bloom

bloom

even on the harshest winter day!