Scent of spring: Songbirds, cherry blossoms, and warmer days

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    Spring, perhaps the most awaited season of the year, is about to grace this region of the world with its presence. I know spring is about to arrive in Delaware because after a series of unusually frigid mornings, which lasted from December through February, cheerful chirping of red-breasted robins, blue jays, and chickadees has now filled the morning air. In contrast to spring mornings, winter mornings are so hushed and uneventful that one may even question if birds exist in this land at all. To me, birdsongs are the harbinger of spring.  With the first sight of a bluejay perched on the backyard fence or a cardinal dancing on a leafless cherry branch, I know that my wait for spring is almost over, for I’ve learned from past experiences that an increase in bird activity signifies the approach of spring!  In this part of the world, during spring, nature comes alive with an abundance of activity. Everywhere I look, I witness signs of life. I witness new life in the ...

If you knew

If you knew you would die young,
Would you have changed what you had planned for life?

Would you have studied art instead of business?
Would you have pursued music instead of medicine?

Would you have left your job and become a full-time father?
Write short stories instead of marketing plans?

If you knew you would die young,
Would you have taken that vacation to the mountains that you postponed twice before?

Would you have soaked yourself in the rain every time the sky opened,
If you knew you came to live in this world for only 30 years?

You thought you'd live to celebrate your 70th birthday.
But if you knew this thought would one day shatter into smithereens,
Would you have spent more time with humans than with screens?
Would you?

© Wara Karim

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