Stretching Toward Spring

Asleep in the dark,
still the green shoots rise, rise up --
spring call and response.

(I stored these shallots in a windowless, little-used room in our basement, but when the first small shoots appeared, rather than using the shallots for cooking, as I'd intended, I brought them up to the kitchen and have enjoyed watching them grow. On this cold, wet day they have repaid me by becoming blip subjects -- full of personality!)