<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">A New Spring</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class=""><br class="">This is our time of reckoning—</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">out of the dark</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">into a life unsure of itself,</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">into a spring</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">that challenges our wants</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">with new reality.</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class=""><br class="">Behaviors are questioned.</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">We cannot fall back</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">on the old</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">as we fashion the path ahead.</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 11px;"><span class="">What joy a hug is,</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">a laugh in person.</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">Little things in life</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">renewed.</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class=""><br class="">This is a spring</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">to be marveled—</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">even the roses</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">are larger.</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Sherrie Lovler</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 13px;"><br class=""></span></div></div></body></html>