Believe in Spring

Once, during one of the darkest times of my life, some dear soul sent me a heartfelt card.

On it was a little poem that has stuck with me for many, many decades.

Its message was short and sweet but very meaningful.

It read:

      "YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN HAPPINESS,
         OR HAPPINESS NEVER COMES.
         I KNOW THAT A BIRD CHIRPS NONETHELESS,
         WHEN ALL HE FINDS ARE CRUMBS.
         YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THE BUDS WILL 
          BLOW,
         BELIEVE IN THE GRASS IN THE DAYS OF SNOW.
         AH! THAT'S THE REASON A BIRD CAN SING.
         ON HIS DARKEST DAY, HE BELIEVE IN SPRING."

 
During these dark days of winter, it's sometimes hard to even contemplate spring.

Snow keeps falling in countless flakes and weather forecasters keep warning of more storms on the way.

But, like the little bird in the poem, we have to "believe in the grass in the days of snow."

Okay, so from this day forward, I will try to do that. 



DO YOU OFTEN THINK OF SPRING THESE DAYS?