Blossoming

A season has been experienced
withdrawal, retreat.
The anchor sunk down in deep water,
whilst you weighted, stilled yourself
to rest.
A quietened mind and peaceful body.
A necessary interval
in the pattern of life.

Now the prolonged
winter of the soul is passing
and a new hope is due.
During the months of waiting,
being hidden in the heart,
prayers were lifted,
ideas incubated
roots nurtured and
healing accomplished.
What has lain dormant,
now sends ripples racing across
the surface of the water.

And in this instant, equipped
you stir like a coastal tide,
to action, to mission.
Skin, nerves, sinews attentive,
every limb luxuriating
in the first stretch of spring.
Emerging from hibernation,
invigorated,
each of us is ready,
to set sail
on a voyage of blossoming.