Spring is a leap of faith

Standing on winter’s doorstep.

Branches and birds leap into the wind,

Followed by roots of bulbs

Leaping by inches into the cold thawing.

Every spring leaps faithfully forth

Singing its song of growth and life,

Calling out to all to follow, follow

Into the wind to follow

Leaping behind the leaders.

Faith is a blind opening to chance

With inner sureness of success, with belief

That lengthening days will gradually warm,

With assurance that growth will urge onward

And all life burgeon with spring fervor.