a peach prayer

in a community full of orchards, spring arrives with hope. hope that this year will be a good year. hope that this year won't freeze out the crops. a fresh start. this spring has brought very warm days with very cold nights (again.) most of the men in our community spend every cold long night awake in their orchards, praying over their crops and doing all they can to keep the delicate pink blossoms from freezing. inspired by our friends and family, inspired by hope, and inspired by the beauty of springtime, i wrote this today:

spring is here and she is gorgeous.
she puts on her blossoms and her best green

fresh with pink and a promise of summer

awakening the world with her hope

my prayer is for peaches

for spring and all whom love her