Winter Bloom

Does a winter bloom
Alive but for brief moments
Not live, thrive, and give

In honor of late arrivals through the chronicles of time
In honor of late bloomers warming the bitter cold
In honor of everyone who shows up late but does show up
In honor of everyone who feels constantly behind
In honor of everyone who are always catching up
In honor of all the Johnny Come Lately’s
In honor of those in the inner work but briefly