Spring is a breaking out (Gentle folk song)

The sun holds the whole world within its loving hand

bringing the brightening breath of life to all the land;

nature has finally broken free from winters chains;

life’s flooding out, flowing free like an emerald rain.

Every valley and hill is draped in velvet, green

and, after stormy tempered winter, Spring’s serene

now new born creatures crawl from earthwombs underground

and little leaping lambs make their first bleating sounds.

Spring is a breaking out;

like a soul

free to sing and shout;

like a heart

by new love set free;

the bright spirit

of liberty.

Pretty petal by petal, bright blooms open up

beckoning bees, upon their sweet nectar, to sup

the little beaks of birds break free from speckled shells

butterflies shatter free from silk cocoons aswell.

And people who, all winter long, have hid away

now come out to feel the warm touch of bright sun rays

and the joy that has hibernated in my breast

soars skyward like a brightly plumed bird from its nest.

Spring is a breaking out;

like a soul

free to sing and shout;

like a heart

by new love set free;

the bright spirit

of liberty.