Like the tightly clustered buds in the early Spring trees,
perched on the edge of unfolding—
tiny leaves beginning to push their way toward
the burgeoning sunlight—
on the cusp of unleashing their color and
beauty into the world—
I find myself also starting to
awaken in a new form,
feeling the pull of the warmth and light
anticipatory trembling in my limbs and mind,
trying to imagine what
I might become
when fully unfurled and exposed
to the world