Planting

A friend said a little mulch and planting is what it takes to transform a yard. She bought flowers in spring as a gift to herself. She laid the mulch and planted the flowers around a tree. She cried out for last night’s storm and all life a touch of rain could bring. She said after her divorce every transgression could be forgiven with a little sun. After moving back to her hometown it was time to start again. She said that her two sons would bring their wives and come back for an Easter brunch when stories told around the table would fine new life. She knelt in the yard and spring kissed her on the cheek. as a warm breeze blew. A church bell pealed such joy found when young girls dressed in white holding lilies danced along the sidewalk.