Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem, 'Ode to the West Wind', has been a springtime inspiration for me to meditate upon. The West Wind is considered to be the bearer of new life in the spring, and has become a symbol for inspiration in literature and folklore.
Spring is also synonymous with the reawakening of the garden. Days are spent cleaning up the debris from the winter and checking for signs of life. Each day brings new surprises, from the welcoming peak of bulbs planted last fall emerging from the soil, to that sigh of relief when shoots and leaves of perennials reappear. Weeds seem to be one of the first things to spring back to life with full vigor, giving the eager gardener much to do while waiting to go full force.
I begin to feel the urge to garden early, but must wait until late May to skirt the risks of frost in my zonal area. To curb my restlessness I feed my garden desire by pouring over my many gardening books and magazines, sketching out my garden plan for the season and daydreaming about the beautiful utopia I hope to build.
Spring truly is a time of inspiration for the garden set. West Wind, blow over me!
Today is a rainy cold day. I think my poor little seeds are shivering in their blanket of soil. Looking forward to the warmth of the sun!
ReplyDeleteA LITTLE RAIN AND A LITTLE SUN
AND A LITTLE PEARLY DEW-
AND A PUSHING UP
AND A REACHING OUT
THEN, LEAVES AND TENDRILS ALL ABOUT!
-FROM AN OLD SONG
I can't wait for the sun to shine again too! My garden seems to have been in slow motion while we were in Belize. The sunshine in April made everything grow so fast and it was so exciting to watch, but now things are at a bit of a standstill...except for our grass, which we can't mow because it is too wet.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, we need a little sun as the old song suggests!