Spring Transcends

The cold wind almost knocks me down. I turn the corner on a blustery, winter day in the city. The wind wallops me, tossing me around, and making me want to go back inside. I'm tired of winter. Mostly, I'm tired of feeling empty, of seeing gray, and feeling blue. I want spring, and birds, and green. Most of all, I want sunshine. I want heat, and I even want to sweat. I want to feel the sun's rays ripple through the trees with a brightness that makes me squint. I want to feel comfortable outdoors, without the cold. I would also like the spiritual awakening that comes with spring, a period where optimism transcends winter. Slowly but surely I see birth in the trees and in the bushes. The start of a new cycle of life begins. Life warms up, and the cold wind goes away.