This Morning: Spring Fever

Outside, beyond the window, as the day slowly warms, I have watched the snow melt in the backyard.  Falling from the branches of the cherry tree and being absorbed into the welcoming soil.  Gravity pulls the lifeblood ever downward waiting and preparing for the birth of spring.  Little shoots of life have already pushed upward through the dampened earth seeking the rays of sunshine.  The cycle of life begins again in this beautiful season.  My heart aches and I know what it desires but patience must overcome restlessness and the fever of freedom.