Tuesday, February 22, 2005

YO YO YO YO YO

Driving up our mountain from the post office this afternoon I was struck with YO. So strong that the song started coming

YO, Spring is not too far!!!
The sap says YO,
The limbs of the trees stretch YO, YO, YO,
The buds are thickening, the air is warm today,
Nature dominates
The trees are singing,

stomping

dancing

eagle soaring on air currents

spotting rabbit nurture for his eggs,

rose bush echoes YO, YO, YO,

earth says YO-om! YO-om! YO-om!


Intensity of late winter preparations so verbal that even I can hear...


YO-YO-YO


patterns of nature


beats of the heart


breathe in breathe out


inhale YO YO YO


exhale YOYOYOYO

It will snow again, YO YO YO

but the earth in East Tennessee is warming

Yearning for the seed to sprout

YO YO YO YO YO YO I sing with the trees

YO YO YO I sing with the earth and the rocks

YO YO YO YO I sing with the sky's streams of golden light and silver moisture

YO

1 comment:

Mary Lu said...

That reminds me of Walt Whitman, one of my favorite poets.