this seems the time
to tend one’s soul,
not just resolve
but looking out
and seeing in,
as dark recedes
and light is growing
in the mind
and to the eye.

why does the spirit
need a reset?
dug, then redug
like a garden,
soil turned up
to meet the light.

the answer lies in
life’s renewal,
making fertile
that inside us,
ready to be open
and receive
the heady rush
of spring.