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Home ▷ Laryalee Fraser ▷ A Pocketful of Spring

A Pocketful of Spring

by Laryalee Fraser

"Birth of a Fern" by Maleah Torney, 2013

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As thin-strung whispers of the night
invoke the dawn, I rise from threads
of tangled dreams, and feel the swirl
of nimble fingers in the air.

Clear bursts of cheeriness exude
from chirps and warbles; dappled notes
of gold and purple float upon
a harmony of green. The scent
of warm awakenings is pearled
along each leave and needled bough.

A healing rhythm flows, to mend
the frazzled hem of yesterday
and patch the holes in tread-worn time.

Of all the chores that nature does,
I love the sewing kit she keeps
inside a pocketful of spring.

Copyright © Laryalee Fraser • Used with permission • All rights reserved.
Photo: “Birth of a Fern” by Maleah Torney, 2013.

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