She wore her yellow sun-bonnet,
She wore her greenest gown;
She wore her greenest gown;
She turned to the south wind
And curtsied up and down.
She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbour:
"Winter is dead."
This is a little poem that kinda summed up today for me...... The sun was out, the flowers are starting to bloom, the little green leaves on my grapevine are starting to unravel, and the jasmine outside my front door smelled so sweet and delicious and I thought to myself - winter is over- spring has begun.
People were outdoors with their children, running around with their hats on, in their pretty little floral dresses with their shoes off and dirt caked on their faces..... These children seemed so happy to be in the sunlight, their parents lolling around in the grass chattering away to other people.
Sometimes I think sunlight and sociability go together. Warm days are always conducive to meeting up with people and doing things. Invitations start to trickle in, for all sorts of occasions and happy times. Even yesterday, for the first time in ages, a group of my friends and I sat happily in a local beer garden, sharing a beer and some food and catching up.
I am happy it is spring........ it is a time of warmth, renewal, a time of possibility and a time for our urban landscape here in Melbourne to become awash with colorful flowers. However, may the rain continue to fall well into summer (but maybe just at night :)!!
Poem by A.A.Milne
Painting by Usha-N
By Briony
