Summer Grasses

Graceful summer grasses 
lift plumed 
wheat-colored heads 
above January's 
glistening drifts. 

Quiescent reminders of 
life and beauty, 
having grown 
in proper season, 
they linger in delicate display 
long after warmth 
and light decline. 

Together, they stand tall 
waiting and waving 
with dignity - 
finally to die away. 

Then, there, beneath the earth, 
unseen forces gather strength, 
to burst forth 
at the appointed time 
into resurrection life, 
new, green, 
vibrant, and 
full of vigor. 
- Nancy Spiegelberg 

Photo and text © 2002 Nancy Spiegelberg