SONG OF AWAKENING.

Teach me, O glorious Spring,

the lesson that nothing dies completely.

At the death of my body help me to know

that I have not entered an endless winter,

but simply a stage in the unfolding mystery

whose name is Life.

On this feast of the spring equinox

may I taste with delight

the freshness and vitality of new birth

and come forth from the womb of winter

youthful with hope

and fully alive

in the presence of my God. (Edward Hays, USA).