The ABCs of Spring in the North

Another spring arrives
Bringing
Chives and
Dandelions
Echelon and
Fiddlehead ferns. The
Gifts emerging from the earth
Help heal the dark
Inner dives of winter, erasing
January’s doldrums and replacing it with
Kingfisher’s staccato call.
Light brings us out of winter’s shadows as we
Move out to the garden to harvest
Nettles. We
Open the windows to release the cobwebs of winter.
Perhaps it is necessary, all of that darkness, forcing us to look within and
Question and
Reflect, so we can be born again on a
Spring day, laced with sunshine and sweet, sticky cottonwood buds, as we
Tell the hummingbird our secrets and joys,
Understanding our connection to the cycles better while
Valuing ourselves and each other more as we emerge from our winter homes and
Welcome back the whales, the
Xoots (brown bear in Tlingit), the
Yarrow and those
Zipping mosquitoes.

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Mandy Ramsey

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Mandy is an artist, yoga teacher of 25 years, gardener and writer. Author of “Grow Where You’re Planted” which blends poetry, photography and her love of yoga through the seasons in Alaska. Her writing and artwork have been published in Tidal Echoes, Alaskan Women Speak, Cirque, Tiny Seed Journal, Elephant Journal, Alchemy & Miracles Anthology. She has been living off the grid in Haines, Alaska since 2000 in the timber frame home she built with her husband, and believes that movement, water, flowers and the natural world can heal, connect, inspire and sprout friendships.

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