Did you see it? Did you see it this morning?
The sun is beginning to rise earlier now; and when we awake
it’s waiting there to greet us with it’s light,
and soon to be....it’s warmth.
What a glorious time of the year to initiate a new friendship.
For just as the heralding of Spring holds a promise yet to unfold,
so it is with friendship.
I am going to plant a flower, and call it By Your Name,
to remind myself that friendship requires faith and patience.
FAITH because when I look at that tiny seed that has no beauty...
I must trust... in the potential it holds within itself....
and each day as I watch it grow, just a little at a time,
I will be reminded of the importance of PATIENCE,
for it will reveal itself and come to fruition
in it’s own natural time.
Why should I try to force it, or control it, or manipulate it,
when it already knows.. best... it’s own hidden secrets.
I am but an instrument, here to nurture.
To learn it’s needs... so well...
so that I can give it the best care I can.
First I will start it inside where it’s cozy and warm
I will feed and water it, and as a mere observer I will let it be,
to unfold, as it’s inner being directs,
and someday, when the time is right,
I will set it outside in the sunshine,
and allow it to reward me with it’s glorious brilliance.
There for my pleasure... simply to be enjoyed.....appreciated
and so it is, with friendship.