At the base of each drying leaf Is a bud full of life and potential Waiting patiently for summer’s heat Or winter’s cold to pass Knowing Spring will …
A Bud of Hope for the New Year

I hope you can open the link to read the blog I am posting. It is such a beautiful poem by Dwight at Roth Poetry. .
Comments on: "A Bud of Hope for the New Year" (3)
Thank you very much, Jan, for reposting this one! I am so glad you enjoyed it.
Jan, thanks for sharing the link to Dwight’s poem. May we all faithfully hold on to such hope.
Yes, Richard, HOPE is a good word for your 2023 … or maybe FAITH from which hope comes. Huh?