Daughter’s First Spring
by Rosa Gilbert
DAUGHTER’S FIRST SPRING
Blades of grass
curl up like vines around her toes.
Tiny hands
brush and brush, unsure.
She’s only known withering hues.
Now a spring waltz,
the symphony to which
her caution and curiosity dance.
She pulls on the first strand
and it falls prey to her tug.
Before long
a fistful of green yarn.
A victory flag!
Waving over winter’s cruel grip,
over its final breath,
over death.
Poking through the cracks
between her fingers
like a whisper:
of rebirth,
of sprouting earth,
of resurrected soil.
Touching grass freshly grown,
holding on to life.
I pray she never lets it go.
ROSA GILBERT
Rosa Gilbert is a stay-at-home mom and publishing assistant at Calla Press Publishing LLC. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Spanish is her first language. However, it was through learning English at a young age that she fell in love with words. She hopes to make a difference in publishing by helping faith-based writers bring their stories to life.
Rosa holds a B.S. in Journalism from Liberty University and has worked as a freelance editor for Dr. Steven J. Lawson’s OnePassion Ministries. She currently lives in suburban Ohio alongside her husband and daughter.
You can find her writing at https://rosagilbert.substack.com/.