The days grow longer
The air billows warmer
The ground fills with water
New plants shoot up
They twist and they turn
They stretch as they grow up
They reach for sunlight
From sunrise to sunset
Much as they can get
Slowly winter slides by
The sun begins to shine
And shines a little longer
As each day goes by
Slowly wintry feelings wave a bye
The air grows stronger
And warmer
The snow begins to melt
And soaks into the earth
The earth becomes wet and soft
Yet the earth feels some warmth
Wet but warm
Wet and warm
Cold and hot
This is what plants wait for
This is what life lives from
The extremes of forms
For life to live from
As winter slides by slowly
Water soaks into dry seeds
Dry seeds swell up
Seeds decay into a new birth
As plants burst out from rotten seeds
Water makes tiny plants pop up
And tiny roots push down
Down into the earth
Tiny roots push down into the earth
…from soft seeds
Tiny roots of hope push deep
…into soft hearts
So deep into soft, trusting hearts
As winter slowly slides by
Sleeping buds no longer lie by
Invisible roots no longer look tired
Sleeping buds begin to stir
…to rise higher
Invisible roots begin to stir
…to sink deeper
As winter slides by slowly
There is water again
Deep into the earth
And plants wake up
To find water they can lick
Animals wake up
To find water to quench thirst
Wake up!
It’s wake up time for sleeping life
It’s time to drink for full life
Everywhere
You can find plants of all kinds
Some are springing up
Some are spreading out
Some are flowering up
Everywhere
You can find animals of all kinds
Some are laying eggs
Some are having babies
It’s the beginning of summer
It’s time to wake from the slumber
