Fragrance blooms on pear wood bones :
Earth awakens with a sigh.
Wanderer revels on the path alone.
It is the time of equinox, when day and night are briefly equal. This day signals the beginning of spring, the increasing of light, and the return of life to the frozen earth.Of course, this day only represents a moment in time. Spring has long been returning, and we know that summer will soon follow. The cycle of the seasons will continue in succession. There is no such thing as a true stopping in time, for all is a continuum. Nature makes its own concordances as a mere outgrowth to its movement; it is we who see structure and give names to pattern.
But who can begrudge temporary pleasures to a solitary traveler? Let us go out and enjoy the day, revel in the coming of spring, rejoice in the warming of the earth. For though the ground may be covered with frost, movement and growth are taking place all around us. Beauty bared fills our eyes and makes us drunk. As we wander the endless mountains and streams, filling our lungs with the breath of the forests, let us take comfort in being part of nature. For life has enough misery and misfortune. Philosophy reminds us enough of the transience of life. Give us the charm of the ephemeral, and let it silence all who would object.
Personal Interpretation
Spring has been coming for a long time. Nature and its processes are cyclical after all. This life is transient, but so too are our mortal husks. It warms the spirit to embrace the warming earth, and there is no shame in the embrace. Let us take a moment to give thanks for being delivered through the winter. Let us rejoice in the equinox, when night and day are nearly equal to one another. Let one be given to duty, the other to dreaming. We are but travelers on the road, and we must stop walking from time to time, stretch our limbs, find something in this world that causes our lips to smile and our hearts to feel peace and connection.
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