Spring in 150 words or less? A contest? Sure, I’ll give it a whirl!
The Promise of Spring
The first warm day brings the promise of hope. Bulbs planted months ago poke through the ground. Colors appear. We bend to admire them, catching the scent of hyacinth. Deep breath, eyes closed. Senses awakened. The warmth of the sun and longer days create a vibrant garden. Spring is our favorite.
Winter laughs, she’s not ready to leave. Snow! Snow covers our beautiful new garden. Sadness fills our hearts. Will our crocus and tulips survive? Are the hyacinth wishing they waited? We cheer for spring to win this battle.
Sun to the rescue. Using gentle persuasion, Sun dismisses all traces of snow. Our battle weary blooms recover, then wither. Their leaves provide nutrients for next year’s flowers.
New growth continues. Ducks waddle in pairs near the pond, trees unfurl fresh leaves, and the return of music from the branches delights us once again.
Spring delivers on her promise.
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So sweet! Love the first flowers of Spring. Good luck!
Liz
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Thank you so much! It’s always magical when something grows that you planted so long ago. 🌷🌷
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The spring sun to the rescue. Hooray!
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Yes! Sun for the win!
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❤️
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Love the transition and the transformation from winter to spring. It makes you root for spring!
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Thank you! Yes, winter and spring definitely do battle in both places I’ve lived. And I agree Spring is the crowd favorite, for sure!!
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Yay Spring! Very clever story!
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Thank you!!
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Great job, Laura! Love the personification of the seasons, especially this line, “Using gentle persuasion, Sun dismisses all traces of snow.” Love that last line too! Hooray for spring! Good luck in the contest!
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Thank you so much Danielle! I love personification and this year I spent quite a bit of time teaching literary devices and figurative language.
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I love realistic endings! Sometimes snow comes and takes the plants with it, so sad, but it’s the circle of life, but I love that you gave hope too, those plants didn’t survive, but others came along with happy ducks! Thank you for this beautifully worded story and for entering the Spring Fling Writing Contest!
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Thank you, Kaitlyn. I wanted to include some science in there because books should entertain, teach, and inspire all at the same time!
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Such a lovely story of the circle of life. And it gratefully always comes ’round to Spring, renewal. You’ve used beautiful language. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Jill. This was a wonderful contest and the parameters were fun.
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You’ve included so many talking points in this beautiful story, Laura! Lots of science to discuss and explore, but also some gorgeous language. I love that sun finally wins out over winter and the circle of life continues. Good luck!
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Thank you, Jolene! It was fun to write.
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