The Sweet Smell of Rot, by Martha Thomases
This is my least favorite time of year. It’s not that I mind the cold – in fact, this winter’s unnatural warmth has me creeped out – but the darkness. The days are more dark than light since the middle of September, and it’s more than a month until that changes. Every day is a bit brighter, but not enough.The wait is excruciating.
Every day, the buds on the trees are a little bit larger, a little bit more plump. The first tentative shoots of crocus slip through the dirt in the tree pits. The sparrows fight for twigs to build their nests, or maybe they fight because they’re in gangs, but they are noisy in a way that would be annoying if they were teenagers from the local high school, but charming when we can’t tell what it’s about.
It’s not enough.
In just a few weeks, the calorie pear trees will be in bloom, and the chestnut trees, too. They’ll be covered with white petals, like snow, and the first little leaves will be starting to burst. The daffodils and tulips will splash color across the public gardens. The soil will have the sweet smell of rot that comes with spring rain and spring thaw.
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