First Dandelion of Spring.

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22.01.2020
Some moments in life were meant to be captured, not by memory, but by love. Some moments were meant to be shared by grateful hearts and eyes open wide, looking out for magnificent glimpses around us. And as the year begins, I can step out into those wide streets with a designed air of wonder and curiosity, wondering how twists of fate shall unravel themselves before our very own eyes.

I remember the first spring we shared together. I remember how I slowly revealed to you the beauty I saw in it, and how your heart opened so vastly to take it all in. I remember you marveling at the little buds sprouting beneath your feet, bathing under the sunshine and watching the sun dawn a little bit earlier each day. I remember you sharing a bit of every bird-song you hear with me, and I recall how alive I felt, watching the yellow flowers dance confidently before me, and I twirling around in the infant daylight, in love with the universe.

But that was a while ago and we are a little bit older today, but perhaps some things never change. I can imagine a youthful glow in your eyes, a quicker sprint in your steps and an electrified heart anticipating for the beauty yet to be orchestrated so brilliantly in the broad daylight. Today, a little bit wiser, a little bit less untouched, love is capturing the memories of a spring yet to be treasured. And I am so grateful to be sharing all its splendour with you, and only you.

Today, I picked my first dandelion of spring. Though it's icy cold and the air smells like northern snow, a ray of hope sprouted from in betwixt the grass. A dandelion grew midst the bare, sunken darkness of winter. A dandelion chose to shine with just a few minutes more of sunshine. And oh, the first thing I think of is sharing this moment with you, because we are still young, and we can choose to be young forever, as long as the beauty of spring doesn't fail us.

I bless the dandelion with graceful streams of love hidden in my chest and bless it even further with imaginings of having your hands in mine, discovering more and more secrets of spring as we go. I believe in us more that you could ever imagine, and even though the world never gives us what we want, it has even more creative ways of bringing us closer to what we need, and so I surrender to our love. I surrender to the hope that binds me to this mystical silence that holds us together, holding wisdom more than we could ever instill into our souls. Our love is timeless, sustaining itself in the circle of life, expectant for a spring that forces our hearts to celebrate in gratitude and bliss.

How I wish I could pick a dandelion and place it in your hands, so that we could finally sing together about the beauty of life. How I wish I was close enough to whisper to you odes that spring sings to my soul. The best part is that you, too, know it's soon.

Happy first dandelion of spring, dearest one.

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