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Songs of Spring

6/19/2023

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Anyone who’s been within earshot of a Nova Scotia pond on a late May evening knows why they are called a chorus of frogs. Though these little green amphibians may grunt and grumble while lazing in the water alone on a warm afternoon, when evening falls and they come together around the shores and among the reeds, they sing. The cool night air fills with their sweet notes, sharp and clear: nature’s choir, heralding hope and new life — the songs of spring.

It comes with reluctance in the Maritimes, holding back; taunting; maybe shy. Then suddenly, spring breaks through, erupting in full color. Deep scarlet adorns the red maples. There are rose-pink crabapple blossoms, bright yellow forsythia, lilies, blue flags, and purple clusters of lilacs.
Enticed by rain showers and the warmth of the sun, new leaves, tender and bright, peek out from their buds. Once satisfied that all is ready, they emerge quickly, as though making up for lost time. They clothe every shrub and tree in shades of rich green, lush and moist. The foliage becomes so thick, it’s as if the forests can’t contain its own, and all will burst, any minute, out of its bounds, into the fields and onto the roads.

Deep in the woodlands are more painted treasures: lady slippers; trilliums; lily of the valley; purple violets. And if you can find them, hidden in the cool, damp shadows are the delicate blooms of sweetly fragrant mayflowers.

Never far from the woodlands are the beaches, and it’s here that time is forgotten. Bask in the sound of ocean waves, breaking on the shores. Hear the squawk of gulls overhead and the flap of a sail in the breeze. Breathe it in, the smell of salt air. Feel the grit between the toes and the warm sun that kisses the face.

Unheedingly, time advances. Too soon, the bright, yellow ball sinks, shimmering, into the horizon, the edge of the earth. Its rays sparkle like diamonds on the dancing ripples; they reach across the water, beckoning.

And there wells up within a longing to stay — to see and hear and feel and dream a little more — on the beaches, in the woodlands, in the fields and on the hills…

Just a little longer in the Maritimes.

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Copyright © 2023 by Sandra Grace
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    Sandra Grace was born and raised near Moncton, New Brunswick. It was there she began her writing, tapping out stories for her children.

    Sandra spent several years in Alberta where she fell in love with prairie, desert, and mountain views. She now lives in Saskatchewan and works as an office administrator. She enjoys motorcycling and travel and continues to write in her spare time.

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