Song in Praise of the Spring Equinox
O Day – O night
Sun – Moon
Equal unto each other
For this brief hour
Now has been the time of equipoise
The pause between darkness and light
Between dormancy and bursting with growth
We move from quietness to busy noise
No longer nascent, we surge with energy
Welcoming the sprouts of excitement
Creating space for new life
O Winter we are bidding you farewell!
We thank you for your lessons –
Adieu!
We cut back the dead wood in our lives
We let go all that holds us back
That which has been fallow, quickens in its promise
The cold is leaving us
We thrill to the rising warmth
O Spring – we usher you into our midst.
With joy and hope,
with shouts of laughter and relief
As brown turns slowly to green
We look longingly to the clouds for sweet rain
The Great Wheel is turning
We stand poised
Breathing out the old
Inhaling that which is new
Now we harness the new energy
With bridles of anticipation and wonder
Now we can move forward
Clear in our direction
The seeds that we planted in winter
The ideas, the plans, the desires
We now nurture to fruition
We give thanks
Welcome, welcome, welcome.