Welcome Spring Equinox!

I just want to wish everyone a very Happy Nowruz (the Persian New Year) and a very Blessed Ostara. It's the first day of spring!

So today, I have to share a wonderful book that we just got in at the library. It's based off the poem "Step Gently Out" by: Helen Frost

Step Gently Out

by: Helen Frost

Step gently out,

be still, and watch a single blade of grass.

An ant climbs up to look around.

A honeybee flies past.

A cricket leaps and lands,

then sits back and sings.

A moth flies in and comes to rest with open wings.

A spider spins a silken thread

and steps across the air.

A praying mantis looks at you -

do you know she's there?

Balanced lightly on a leaf,

bathed in golden light,

flashing, Look, I'm over here, as evening turns to night,

the creatures shine with stardust,

they're splashed with morning dew.

In song and dance and stillness, they share the world with you.

The poet's website can be found here:  http://www.helenfrost.net/item.php?postid=32