“The Astonishment of Spring”

Though my life is in tatters

and I am afraid, the young deer

shakes the dew from her coat

before slowly crossing the road,

and in the field of blackbirds

there is singing.

PATRICE VECCHIONE is an author, artist and teacher who lives in Del Rey Oaks. Her new book is My Shouting, Shattered, Whispering Voice: A Guide to Writing Poetry & Speaking Your Truth.