Radiant Coins of Joy
Scattered along the roadside, as if angels had dropped golden coins, the coltsfoot appeared today. Not many, I suppose, noticed. The blossoms are hardly bigger than a quarter, after all, and grow low to the ground.
But when they caught my eye, I shouted their name right out loud. Coltsfoot! They’re the first wildflowers of spring hereabouts, and sighting them feels as lucky as seeing the first robin. They’re plentiful, edible, and absolutely gorgeous in a spring salad. They have multiple healing and magical properties, too.
And as if that were not wondrous enough, when you take a blossom in your hand and look at it closely, its beauty is so stunning that it can almost make you cry. Look at this intricate design, with the little buds inside that open into blossoms within blossoms, and the delicate little seeds dancing on their pale green stems, and the joyous radiant petals, fanning out like a child’s drawing of the sun.
And here they are, just wantonly scattered along the roadside, little golden coins of joy, free for the taking. How can you see such a thing and not know that all is well, and that we are loved?
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