Time of Petals

Today, the sun is shining out of a sky, its blue undisturbed by even a single cloud...I move along side walks, strewn with
pink and white petals, and under branches that can no longer contain their bounty...above me...swaying softly to a slight
breeze. From time to time, petals sift lazily down, like messages from the sky, some caressing my face, or lighting on my blue cap and spring jacket...It is the Time of Petals, in my city, on the west coast of Canada...a time for those who walk some
of its tree lined streets to be greeted, for a day or two, like emperors or holy men, as they go their anonymous ways...It is
a time when...briefly...Creation "gets into your face", as if to say..."So...you haven't been noticing the mist on the mountains,
or the light on the rippling ocean, or the low lying flowers of spring...well...here is something you can't miss...petals...in
your face and at your feet...wake up...and see Creation dance...while you still breathe...and know that whatever your doubts
may have been...you are blessed...as you and all walk...inside of your Garden in the Sky"...............Quester