First Signs of Spring

 These crocuses are always the first flowers in my yard to bloom each year.  Their bright colors excite my heart for the coming spring.

My beloved spoke and said to me,

    “Arise, my darling,

    my beautiful one, come with me.

 See! The winter is past;

    the rains are over and gone.

 Flowers appear on the earth;

    the season of singing has come,

the cooing of doves

    is heard in our land.

 The fig tree forms its early fruit;

    the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.

Arise, come, my darling;

    my beautiful one, come with me.”

-Song of Solomon 2:10-13