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/.