The sunlight floods the garden with it’s comforting embrace. It illuminates and gives life to the plants that it touches. I sit, quietly watching this majestic phenomenon. There is coldness in my heart that is slowly warming as I observe this sight.

My eyes wander and their focus becomes fixed on the tulips. There Bell shapes always seem to remind me of The Beauty and the Beast. Maybe it’s the colors or maybe the shape. Whichever it is, I thoroughly enjoy looking at this plant. The flowers invoke a subtle joy within me that is momentary, but unforgettable. When I close my eyes and try to picture the tulip, my first image is always that of a yellow tulip. Maybe, yellow is truly my favorite color or maybe yellow is the color that tulips look best in. Part of me disagrees with the latter; purple is most definitely the prettiest shade of tulip. But, why purple? As a child, my favorite ninja turtle was Donatello with his purple headband. I looked up to that amphibian. He inspired me to dream. That cartoon inspired me too create. But, why did he choose the purple headband? Maybe Donatello was a descendant of an ancient royal line of turtle emperors or maybe he had a deep sadness within him because purple is the color of mourning for widows in Thailand. But, then again, Donatello isn’t a widow and ninjas didn’t originate in Thailand.

I digress. Spring is magical.

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