最后的春天(Spring’s Here Finally)
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最后的春天(Spring’s Here Finally)
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ourhouse.manhasalwaysbeenfascinatedwiththearrivalofspring.kingsolomo nweighedinonitwhenhewrotethesewordsfromhis"song"intheoldtestament: "see!thewinterispast;therainsareoverandgone.flowersappearontheearth;t heseasonofsinginghascome,thecooingofdovesisheardinourland.thefigtreef ormsitsearlyfruit;theblossomingvinesspreadtheirfragrance."thearrivalofspr inghasalwaysmarkedarebirthofsorts,notjustfornaturebutalsoforushumans.i tisatimeofawakening,atimetoforgettheoldandtoembracethenew.formostki dsit'ssimplyatimewhentheycanplayoutsidelonger,ridingtheirnewbicyclesan dskateboardsorshootinghoopsindrivewaybasketballcourts.forsomeadultsitc anbeaserioustime,areleasefromtheseasonaldepressioncausedbythereduce dhoursofsunlightduringthedarkmonthsofwinter.butformostofus,itisareleas efromthemundanethingsthatafterthreemonthshaveaddeduptothepointwh erewearealljustreadyforachange.youknow:thingslikehavingtowearlayersofh eavyclothing,white-
knuckledrivestoworkonicyroads,andleavinghomemorningsinthedarkonlyto drivebackhomeagainindarknesslaterthesameafternoon.thecrocusanddaffo dilswillsoonstartpeekingtheirheadsabovelastyear'spinebarknuggetsandwh at'sleftofthewintersnowstillpiledinthebedsunderthewhitepinesoutbythero ad.theyareyetanotherpreludetotheappearanceofmoreflowersandbirds:the warblersandthetanagersthatwillshortlyappearinthetreesaroundmyhome.ic an'twaittoinhalethearomasofthingslikethewarmingearth,newmowngrass,a