Released

Hidden once in shadows deep

   unseen by human eyes

Sleeping colors dim and pale

   as covered by a pall

Wait in silence while the light

   creeps up their lonely path

To awaken once again

  the music in their hearts.

Like a phoenix dead and gone

  from the ashes its reborn

Sparks of fire begin to dance

  their songs burst forth with life.

Leaves, trees, plants

   explode with joy anew.

The vibrant colors of the woods

    Again in life released.

Marcia

11-11-06

On a very bright day,  we were driving somewhere as a family. I caught a glimpse of a forest that seemed to be waking up as from a deep sleep.