A Renewal
My tears glisten in the sunlight
And drop, nourishing the seed
That lingers within.
They streak my red cheeks
Making rainbows, sparkling
On my eyelashes.
A renewal has sprung forth,
New sprouts warmed-
Born from the tears of joy.
©Donna Donabella 2018
__________________________________________________________
On this Earth Day, we celebrate 48 years of awareness about being kinder to our home planet….to protect our environment even in the wake of the horrible policies and environmental agenda of this country. This poem has many levels….a renewal of my garden, the earth and of me personally that always happens in spring with new growth.
The pictures are of early organic lettuce growing in my garden last year. With our cold spring I have not started my lettuce in the garden yet.
I am joining in with Poets United for their weekly poetry link up for poets who blog.
__________________________________________________________
I leave you with a few additional words about A Renewal. I welcome you to download the photo and share it.
All other photos and original content is copyrighted and the sole property of Donna Donabella @ Living From Happiness, 2014-2018. Any reprints or use of other photos or content is by permission only.
I’m there. I love those rainbows and that they are brighter with tears. I like to watch the color from my closed lids turn from magenta to red.
Sounds wonderful!
I always feel personally renewed by spring as well. There’s just something so hopeful that comes when the light starts to increase and the days finally start getting warmer.
I agree spring brings hope!
Absolutely Donna 🙂 The sun is here and the cycle of re-birth has started.
Isn’t that cycle of re-birth fabulous!
Such a lovely ode to reawakening of earth in Spring! Happy Sunday, Donna 🙂
Thank you Sanaa!
Joy grows the best things… And if we get to eat it, that joy keeps on growing.
I agree….the best is when we get to eat the fruit of our joyous labor!
The renewal of spring is always a miracle. I marvel at how giving Mother Earth is, in spite of us. Her focus is to live. Enjoy your garden, my friend. Your work heals the earth, and assists the wild creatures.
Oh thank you so much Sherry!
this is so uplifting, Donna.
Thank you my friend…that pleases me!
glad to hear your tears are streaked with joy Donna – have already lost a number of seedlings indoors so off to plant more!
The true heart of a gardener…we will not be diminished by loss of plants!
I think that all tears are good, but best are the one spilled from joy.
That is very wise Bjorn. And I agree all tears are good.
Born from the tears of joy. Such an uplifting line to close a poem that gave me pleasure to read.
Oh Julian thank you for such high praise!
If only more of us realised that EVERY day should be earth day.
Exactly Soosie! That is the goal.
“…New sprouts warmed-
Born from the tears of joy.”
Amen!
Big Smiles….thank you!
Beautiful piece for Earth day.
I am so happy you enjoyed it….
I love the optimism in your poem of renewal, Donna. Each dawn is a new chance to get things right.
That means a lot to me…..the new dawn is absolutely what I love about the start of my day.
Ah yes, renewal of body, mind and spirit as we bask in the sunlight and witness nature in bloom. Lovely, Donna, on all levels.
Wow…thank you so much Loredana!
Tracking the journey of joyful tears …to new sprouts/a re-birth…..beautifully done!
Thank you Vivian….
Very nicely said.
That makes me happy that you liked it Rosemary…thank you!
Stunning – cathartic and stirring. Lovely writing!
You made my day Wendy…thank you…writing it was definitely cathartic for me!
I love that your tears are of joy. I too celebrate this earth and hope for renewal on different levels. Great poem Donna.
Thank you Myrna…here’s to celebrating our earth every day we can!!
tears of joy … indeed they are like a renewal…well said!
Thank you so much!
Born of tears of joy…the best kind. I love the renewal and new growth of spring. A glad uplifting poem.
Renewal is such a gorgeous thing.
Oh I love that….it is gorgeous isn’t it!
All growth even from a small seedling is a miracle. …the miracle of life…a gift from the Divine. Your poem expresses this concept beautifully.
Such high praise…bless you!
We so often think that tears deplete us, but they can also nourish us in strange and wonder-filled ways.
Beautifully said and I couldn’t agree more!