A reminder of resurrection
is good for anyone.
You don't have to be Christian
to resurrect love from the trash of resentment,
to raise up a dream buried deep in old pain.
You don't have to be Pagan to celebrate spring,
the return of the world from winter.
This is a good time to write a poem.
Lots of other small and newborn things
are stumbling about on tender shaking legs.
This is a good time to paint
if you have never painted,
always wanted to paint,
someday;
now while buds are beginning to color the branches
and haven't decided yet what color to be.
Now is the time to say hello to a stranger,
when the sky is just remembering its color,
when the sun is learning to fly all over again.
Now is the time to say hello to a lost friend.
You don't have to be dead
to come back to life.