The Promise of Spring
Today is Thankful Thursday, and I think this is the first time I didn’t have my Thankful Thursday poem scheduled to post ahead of time. I’ve been having a hard time coming up with a poem for today or really feeling thankful at all this week. I know I have things to be thankful for, but the feeling is just not there. So I decided for my “poem” today I would just list some things I am thankful for, things that remind me of the promise of spring.
The Promise of Spring
The sun is shining in the clear blue sky
Reminds me of the promise of spring
The air is cold but it’s warm inside
Reminds me of the promise of spring
Flowers blooming on my office plant
Reminds me of the promise of spring
Church planning for the season of Lent
Reminds me of the promise of spring
My dog sniffs around the back yard
Reminds me of the promise of spring
A new semester for my son in school
Reminds me of the promise of spring
The calendar flips to a new month
Reminds me of the promise of spring
The truth of God’s Word and His faithfulness
Reminds me of the promise of spring
3/20/12 update: It is now truly the first day of spring, and yet here in the Pacific Northwest winter seems to be hanging on. Spring seems to have taken up residence in the eastern and central parts of the United States with no intention of heading out this way any time soon. But still I cling to the promise of spring (and summer after it), knowing they always come eventually. And so I decided to share this poem on dVerse Poets Pub for Open Link Night this first day of spring.
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smile…love all the life in your poem…and that def reminds me of spring…and the resurrection of life….
Spring is a time for renewal, for thanksgiving and for considering others. Your piece conveys that very well.
Wonderful…thanks for sharing!
And as that promise approaches the more happier I am that winter is all gone.
yep..the promise of spring…can be seen in so many different things around us…honestly…saw yesterday the first magnolia tree blooming and started to cry..the promise of spring…
I stubbornly wore a spring outfit to work today – and I’m freezing! Clinging to the promise, and getting a cup of hot tea after lunch. Peace, Linda
Thanks, Linda
It seems spring has come early this side of the world … the usual snowstorms and cold temperatures aren’t happening. Those who study the weather have no explanation …
“The truth of God’s Word and His faithfulness
Reminds me of the promise of spring”
I am wondering how this change in season is fulfilling His words in Matthew. Better keep my head ‘up’ …Spring is truly coming!
Blessings
ann
I’m thankful for dogs that sniff (and play, and wiggle, and give kisses) every single day! : )
It’s hard to be thankful when things are bad, and I’m inspired by your poem. Lately when I pray all I do is complain. Thanks for helping me see all my blessings. This is a sweet and humble poem, Linda. Thanks for sharing.
Linda, I find myself complaining more than I’d like lately, too. I am just so glad that I started Thankful Thursday so that at least once a week I am forced to stop and take inventory, to remind myself of what I am thankful for. And I am in total agreement with being thankful for dogs that sniff, and play, and wiggle, and give kisses! I often feel sorry for people who don’t have a loveable little dog to come home to each day. 🙂 Peace, Linda
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Eric, I am sorry for your struggles with this priest. Our Lord Jesus warned that we would have trouble in this world. But He has overcome. Even though this priest has said your wife cannot attend mass in certain dress, this priest cannot prevent you from worshipping God. Be careful that your response to this priest does not become a stumbling block for others to finding Christ. Peace, Linda
I’m thankful for you and how your beautiful poem brought a moment of peace and to take note what I’m thankful for:)
~L, What a nice comment – you made me smile. 🙂 I am so blessed that you liked my poem. Peace, Linda
Linda, this was really good and helped me to be thankful today too, for all that is yet coming, even when I don’t see it totally right now. God bless you as you continue to reach out to us and minister in His name, even in your pain. Love and prayers for healing, health and help for you. God bless you and hold you close today.
Deb, I am thankful that I was able to pass on a spirit of thankfulness today, even when it was a struggle to find what I was thankful for. I am also thankful for your prayers. 🙂 Peace, Linda