spring still

change.
what once was,
is now gone.
take heart.
something new is in its place.
mourn the waning
of the setting moon.
savor the sweetness
of the rising sun.
this is real.
nothing stays the same.
let go.
shed.
regenerate.
emerge.
delicate, moist, and fragile;
begin again.
take shape.
tender and tight at first;
stronger and more loose
with time.
stretch until taut.

flex.
give.
push;
until realized.
wear well.
purpose served.
take heart.
peel away once more.
reveal and set free,
layers in wait.
this is real.
nothing stays the same.
this is real,
the terrible bliss of
beginning anew.

Kelley!