You Can Never Hold Back Spring...

To The Lady on the Train,

Winter is hanging on my it's fingernails. Tomorrow is the first day of spring - the vernal equinox - but it has turned cold, windy - the snow coming sideways. It is as if winter is trying to push back the spring. Winter is fighting to stay, but even in this blast of arctic air, you can feel the teeth and claws of winter dulled... It will bite, but is not the fierce, skin freezing weather of just a couple of weeks ago...

Let winter have its last cry. Let it blow and bluster its way out. We have only to stand here a little longer. We have only to wait a little while... The sun will come, and warmer winds, and of course the rain... The sap is running and if you look close, you can see the turning in the trees and birds.

This storm we will weather and know that we will come out the other side with all of the promise of spring. The promise of renewal, repair, and regeneration... We will come again into warm light and be filled with hope.

The Man in the Station


"You can never hold back spring
You can be sure I will never stop believing
The blushing rose, it will climb
Spring ahead or fall behind
Winter dreams the same dream, every time

Baby you can never hold back spring
Even though you've lost your way
The world is dreaming, dreaming of spring

So close your eyes
Open your heart
To the one who's dreaming of you
And you can never hold back spring
Remember everything that spring can bring
Baby you can never hold back spring
Baby you can never hold back spring "

     - Tom Waits