-Spark-

La Primavera

Pablo Neruda

El pájaro ha venido a dar la luz: de cada trino suyo nace el agua.

Y entre agua y luz que el aire desarrollan ya está la primavera inaugurada, ya sabe la semilla que ha crecido, la raíz se retrata en la corola, se abren por fin los párpados del polen.

Todo lo hizo un pájaro sencillo desde una rama verde.

The Spring

The bird has come to give us light: from each of its trills water is born.

Between water and light, air unfolds. Now the spring’s inaugurated. The seed knows that it has grown the root pictures the flower and the pollen’s eyelids finally open.

All this done by a simple bird on a green branch.

-Prompt-

Take 5-10 minutes to walk around outside. Take notes on everything you see, smell, touch, and hear. Do you smell fresh grass, or wet dirt, or maybe the rose bush nearby? Do you hear birds chirping, kids playing, or maybe even a car zooming by? What colors, textures, and shapes do you note?

Once you’ve gathered your notes, write a poem or story about your experience.