Winter trees—
A bare time
A silent time—
A consolidating time
Preparing to break out into exuberant life
And joyous abundance.
Study hours—
Nothing much to be seen or heard
No material accomplishments
Unproductive to mortal eyes—
But when the new shoots of understanding appear
And new visions are acted on,
What flowering
And what fruits!
See Science and Health 57:13
