I smiled back at the sun

Bleak, I thought this day would be

But seeds not sown by me

Sprouted, anonymously

And pushed through dormant soil

Yellow and orange sunlight

Rejoiced at seeing some green

The stubborn greys fighting in the clouds

And the resident greys in my heart

Agreed, too, on a truce

And on the same day

The soil

My soul

And my life

Smiled back at the sun.

Author's Note

Image from Google. My sister was walking in her winter ravaged garden (in the UK) and saw something green pushing through the soil.....something she did not plant, and just seeing that bit of colour, brought a smile to face, and inspired this poem :)

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Signs of life sprouting through the bleakness. That's always enough to put a little sunshine in your heart. Simple things can give the greatest pleasure. Nature is wonderful.

Chris

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thanks Chris. I miss noticing all four seasons. Living in the desert I have 11 months of summer and one month of winter, so I delight in writing about autumn and spring.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

damn this is good...the idea that somehow we have to push through...sprout seeds of success in career, in life in love...we battle with doubt so much...but we have to be able to win that battle, or as you say find a truce...push forward and smile at the sun...i think it really wants us to.
j.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thanks Jacob. Your review makes me want to write another one :)

[Papaya]

love the inspiration :)
beautiful poem SV

[SleeplessVolcano]

Tx Ana....I'm often surprised by the abundance of inspiration in the simple things in life :)

[Ardra]

Aha wonderfully captured....
The sweetness of nature.... :)

[SleeplessVolcano]

Indeed - we take it for granted often.