Hope Sprouts

Hope sprouted in the sunlight

Fluttering forth

Through a crack in the sidewalk

On display for all to see,

A small speck of green

Disturbing the gloom

And monotony of everyday

Preparing for its moment

To bloom-

Only few noticed,

Took the time to peer and observe

The petals forming

Turning their eyes to the level

Of the sprouting flower,

Nature's magician

Illuminating ideas not yet seen,

Not yet thought of,

Visions of fields

And wildflowers parading,

The vision of a world alive again

Thriving on nature’s wind,

The essence of an awakened soul

Flooding through veins thought sleeping,

Simply because of the speck of green

That chose that moment to sprout,

Hope awakened in time

To save a village

From the destruction it was preparing

To cause itself

In the wake of money’s chase.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet. novelist, and freelance journalist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!

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