Springtide

Written and illustrated by Emma DeAngelo

I burst open with spring  

I bloom with every flower  

Following every bird on its migration home toward warmth  

In the sun's rays, I am found 

Counting my fingers in the morning light  

With the coming season 

I dissolve my rumbling waves  

How the newness calms me still

My body further calms–turning saccharine 

With my car windows rolled down  

In the evening, leaving Delaney's house  

As the light floods in bright and pleasant

Everything becomes blurry with nostalgia 

And my mind is full of sentiment 

Each tree knows my name 

The wind whispers through the leaves to remind me 

My heart is becoming something sweet and honeyed 

Ripe in the incalescent night 

I find the world is brimming with hope 

In spring, I am renewed 

Born again with the earth 

I welcome her change with open arms  

And she comforts me with these graces 

Soft and tender 

I welcome spring, and she envelops me  

for we have always been one  

Spring and I