It’s windy here
but there is no use worrying for the newly sprung greenery
or small chipmunks already awoken from a long winter
because this wind comes every year to dry out the soggy April soils
it takes some lives just emerging from the earth but
we need it so we can finally break ground and wake up our gardens
there’s this thing in agriculture called hardening off
when you grow seedlings indoors they aren’t accustomed to the harsh climate outdoors
they need to be hardened off
slowly introduce them to the winds and cold beyond green glass
gradually and then all at once
just like how the spring comes every year
it may feel like a sudden drop of heaviness on your chest
but you are hard and strong just like new seedlings
and you will survive the storm
Nov 15, 2014
Nov 15, 2014 at 9:48 PM UTC
It’s windy here
but there is no use worrying for the newly sprung greenery
or small chipmunks already awoken from a long winter
because this wind comes every year to dry out the soggy April soils
it takes some lives just emerging from the earth but
we need it so we can finally break ground and wake up our gardens
there’s this thing in agriculture called hardening off
when you grow seedlings indoors they aren’t accustomed to the harsh climate outdoors
they need to be hardened off
slowly introduce them to the winds and cold beyond green glass
gradually and then all at once
just like how the spring comes every year
it may feel like a sudden drop of heaviness on your chest
but you are hard and strong just like new seedlings
and you will survive the storm
