Bud : Kerrie O’ Brien

I think you need to be empty
To fall in love 

To have been pure in yourself 
For long enough 
To know who you are again. 

There needs to have been a winter 
Where you were bare 
And elegant as an orchid 

Moving towards the light but in no rush 
Holding your grief well
Not waiting, expecting

But quietly knowing
 
There will be layers of new 
Flowering softness 
You will tremble with life 

The buds will split open Again and again.

~ Kerrie O'Brien 
( from ' Tomorrow is Beautiful' chosen by Sarah Crossan)

Image taken at Cinque Terre, Italy ©Nehal, 2023