As seeds turn to summer

In the silence
in the deep silence
 
at the heart
of the world
 
the seeds
are turning
 
into summer
light is blooming
 
into colour
raised up
 
on the tall stems
of tulips
 
and daffodils
beauty truly is  
 
irrepressible
pain passes
 
and love
endures

John Lyons

Revised from an earlier post