A Winter Garden
A garden that is dormant, is not dormant nor is a soul at rest.
For beneath the surface much is stirring.
The garden grows, and the soul is yearning.
A tiny seed that blew in the fall and settled within the soil,
is just beginning its life in the cold dark earth.
The soul awakens as a stirring in the heart of the one,
who seeks the wisdom they have not yet found.
As winter gives way to spring,
And the flowers start to bloom.
The spirit in the heart shakes the soul too.
The soul awakens with celebration of new life within,
just as the seed splits and lets the birth begin.
So let us celebrate this wintertime and all it has to give.
-Sister Donna Smith, CSJ | January 28, 2023
