Feeling the Sunshine, Spring 2020
An EHS Student Special Feature Publication
Blossom by Kerry Donohue
Inside my petals I am trapped
And with cool winds I am wrapped
I hide within myself
As I can’t see the colors
The beauty has to outweigh the long
months of blindness
The absence of the sun
The absence of the green grass
The absence of the shimmering stars
The loss of the children
And their sparkling eyes when they spot a
glimpse of me
The silence is so loud
When you remember how the sun sings
That’s the medicine to help me grow…
The remembrance of the storytelling sky
A memory of the waterflowing river
The daylight that warms my soul
And the pollinating of the bees
What is that I feel
The warming sensation of a hug
Or is it the yearning feeling of the sun
I know it like my roots in the ground
What is it I see
A sliver of light
The tones of the bright blue sky
The glistening of the morning dew
The smiles and joy painted on faces of the
individuals
That I picture as royalty
What is that I hear
The chirping of the free birds flying
overhead
The laughter of playing children
The slight breeze whistling next to me
What is that I smell
The crisp air of a spring day
The rain from the day before
The sweet florals of my fellow friends and I
What do I taste you may ask
I taste the freedom
The relief of blossoming