So stalwart is she, forcing through the dense carpet of last year’s leaves packed hard by winter’s wrath. A harbinger to the winter-weary hordes of beast and man alike, she offers reassurance that the season of cold and snow is passing and life is returning.
Early spring is the season of small
but mighty flowers, not to be overlooked. Dainty, yes, but fragile, no. She and
her sisters endure frigid nights and heavy rains of the changing season, closing
their delicate blossoms tight. Her slender stems dissuade ants and bend to the
harshest winds.
Compared to far gaudier blossoms who
arrive in the relative ease of late spring, she earns her vainglorious name
through sheer tenacity. Small in size but large in numbers, she will march from
her woodland home into towns and across lawns.
Her white petals glisten in the
sunshine, and faint pink lines guide the season’s first bees into her blushing
nectar. Some think of her as an innocent little girl wearing a pinstriped pinafore,
and others know her as tasty miner’s lettuce, but most delight in her as their
Spring Beauty.
Tea Leaf Tales is a series of original
ten-sentence short stories by Marsha A. Moore, relating to photos/scenes that
resonate with her.
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2 comments:
Once again very enjoyable
Thanks lots, Ieshea!
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