Spring, you keep teasing me.

The temperature dips and climbs

Like a square dance … over and under.

I should smile and enjoy the round

But my tentative moods follow too closely.

Must my spirit be so weather-informed

That I simply follow without standing firm?

Feet, touch the earth deeply. I connect.

Crown, reach to the sky expansively. I connect.

As a conductor of peace and strength, love and empowerment

I open my heart, cautiously, lovingly.

My spirit flows freely.

My heart sings. I smile. My energy lifts.

Now, I am joy!

by Marie Knapp

author of The Path To A More Inspiring Future