Thecoldwindintheworldhasjustblownaway,andthecoldwindinthewinterhasjustawakenedallthings.Inmyimpression,springisthemostbeautiful.Itgentlybrushedyourface,justlikeyourmotherstrokingyou.
Icametothegardenwithmymotherinthespringbreeze.Peoplecantbelievethatgrassgrowshere,tender,greenandverylovely,butbetweenflowersandgrass,thosegorgeousflowersseemtocompeteforthegloryofgrass.Theyaresurprisinglybeautiful.Thetouristswhocamehereseemedtoseeonlytheflowerscompetingtoopen,butnotthetenderandgreengrass.Itslikegrassdoesntexistatall.Differentfromothers,Inoticedthis.AlthoughIalsoappreciateflowersandtheirfragranceandbeauty,Ialsoappreciatethetenaciousspiritofgrass.
Lastyearswinterwassocoldandlastingthatpeoplewerereluctanttogotothestreets.Inthefaceofsuchwinter,wecouldnthelpfightingacoldwar,nottomentiontheweakandhelplessgrass?Butwhenpeoplelookforwardtospringdayandnight,theystillshowtheirsmallheadsandaremoreenergeticthanbefore.Morevibrant.Inoneyear,withersandthrivesonceeachyearlushgrassontheplainsofTangDynastypoetBaiJuyi,theTangDynastypoet,wasborn.Thespringbreezewasblowingagain.Inthedistance,theoldroadwasinvadedbytheQingDynasty.Thenthesunwassenttothedesertedcity.ItwassenttoWangSuntogotothecity.Isthisapoem?Althoughthegrassdoesnothavetheseductivecharmoftheskyorthecharmofflowers,itisakindofbeautyinitself.Thisisnotapurebeautyofappearance,butakindofspiritualbeautyhiddeninitself.Thisspiritcannotbereflectedbyallpeople-thespiritofself-improvementandperseverance.Grassisordinary,butithasextraordinaryyears.Intheseextraordinaryyears,howmanypeopleknowhowmanyhardshipsarehiddeninit,andhowtodrilltenaciouslyoutofthegroundtoseethefirstrayofsunshineandsmellthefreshair?
Peopledontneedthetenacityofgrass.Perseverance?Whetheritistheblueskyorcolorfulflowers,inmyeyes,grassisthemostbeautiful.Icanthelpsighing:"thegrassisalsobeautiful."
Springisapicturesqueseasonwithflowersinfullbloom.MyfathertookmetoBaimaLake.
Wepassedtherailwayfirst.Therearemanysmallstonesonbothsidesoftherailway.Besidethesmallstones,thereisalargegoldenrapeflower,justlikeabigpieceofgold.Thereisasmalllakeinthemiddleoftherapeflower.Thelakeisround,likeasun.
Whenwepassedtherailway,wesawathinandlongpath.TheclearWhiteHorseLakewasdividedintotwopartsbythepath.Thelakeontheleftwaslarger,andseveralduckswereplayinginthelake;Thelakeontherightissmaller,surroundedbyrapeflowerssurroundedbybroadbeanflowers.
AftersayinggoodbyetoBaimaLake,Icametothefootofamountain.Wow,theflowersalloverthemountainwanttobloom.Ireallywanttodrawthisbeautifulscenery.
Wesatdownatthefootofthemountain,enjoyingthebeautifulsceneryofthemountainandbreathingthefreshair.Theoutingissohappyandunforgettablethatwedontwanttoleave.
Ilikespringgermination,growthunderthecareoftheearth.Ilikethegenerouspeakgreen,Ilikethespiritstrivingtomakeprogress.
Iliketostepintothecoolsummerpavilion.Suchastheseaaroundthelotus,lotusleaflikeagroupofconscientiousescorts,fluttersthebodyforlotuslowsingawonderfulsongafteranother.
Iliketheautumnfruittrees.Onthebranches,inthecountlessleaves,canalwaysfindmanybigsweetfruit.
Ilikesnowinwinter,sopure,soclean.Gentlyfloatdown,floatingontheheart,wanttostretchouthishandtotouch,allofasuddenitmelted.
Ialsolikeflowers,ineither.Ilikethefreshlily,tulip,whichfragrantgorgeouspeonyandcolouredlanqiuchrysanthemum.Ialsoliketodriveonthesideoftheroadnotwell-knownsmallwildflowers,palepink,skyblue,yellow,lavender,Ithinktheyarebeautifultoo.
Ilikereadingbooks,toenjoythebeautyinthebook.Wheneverreading,asifreallycametotheworldinthebook,andtheherolaughing,sadtogether,toexploretogetherinthebooktotheotherworld.
Ialsoliketodraw,whenseethebeautifulscenery,usethebrushtorecordthebeautifulscenery,thepicturehasbecomemymemories.
Iliketowritetoteachlittlebrothersandsisters,holdingaseriouslytoteachthemwithyourhandsinmine.Whentheylaughedandsaid:"Illwrite!"Thenpretendtobeaserioussaid:"youseeIwrite?"Ilike/lovetowritewords,theyevencrooked,butcouldseethattheyarewrittenintheheart.
Ilovelife,Iloveinthelifeisfilledwithsomuchlove!
Inthespringandautumnwinterandsummer,Icanalwaysfindaspotlightwarm,willheartrunagroundintheyearsofwheelAngle,andthensettleddownto,tastethetraditionallong;Holdingabook,notlamentfigure,notsorrowandimpermanenceoflife,readthefourseasonsofzen,itfoldsintodepictingdepictinglines,withthepeace,willbebusyatall.
"Springelementhowever"
Spring,isacharmingbutfullofpureandfreshandsoftwoman,inherbreath,Icameawispoffragrance,calmdownandlistencarefullytohermelodiousflute,andwillbefilledwiththebunstrandedintime;Grabbedaspringquietinmyheart,asaresult,thelifeishelpless,humansentimentchangesintemperature,buttogiveupallisinthewind,leftintheheart,andonlytheinkpaintersshadingofbeautifulscenery.
Thebreezeblowingthroughthekneading,asifthetreereserved,cutleaffeelingsbloomflowerjadeYanCuiwei,springspring,azither.Watersoluble,sweptawayachillycold,warmspringbreezeintothehandle,thepatternofinnerenthusiasmandfirmandinflexibleperformanceoflife.
Thenorth,theamountoftimeandseasonofflowers,qingqingkenew,andnottheface,theteninthespringbreeze,likeanoldfriend.
But,alsoaboutthecastlemeet,alonelyheartgointhemountainsbetweenMo,Qujingtongyou,changeofsceneryforthespringhasadifferentkindofmood,thisisthelastgreentreedown,floweristhefloweroflastyear?Likeanoldfriend,anddidnothaveanygaps,justmetthemeetingmustbemet.
Thoughts,alwayswiththewind,theraindropsintotheflower,leaf,swayingintheheartismettoseekameetingaheart,enduringastheuniverse,thelonelytimetositdown,sitwiththeold,keepalonelyandfeelthedayswentby,andsotoseethedailybreezeagain,toknow.
Acalltothestudents,letthethoughtsponderoverthepastyears,asmilewilllettheheartandthepastandembrace,thegrassisgreenhome,sadanddepressedfeelingofthecountryroad,whostepscouldstilltakehomelongbackstick,etc..
Whenthelatespringcoldness,myindoormorethanapotofplum,apotofCamellia,isa"heart"ofthegift,Iknowlove,especiallyMei,Ifindagoodlongtimenot.Twoflowers’back,elegantandgracefullovemeIsomemore,thefirstmeeting,alreadylettheirlovecannotbemade,suchastomeetanoldfriend,shuyinghengxieQiong,littlebudtoexpectunlimited,plumAmberpackfragrance,branchesofbloomingnightback,"thesamemonthforitsownwindowitisdifferentwiththeplumblossom,"aqualitysuggestiveofpoetryorpainting.
ReadandwritethepastMei,Mei,onlyinpoetryreading,inhisheart,trytofigureoutforthousandsoftimes,now,sheissilentlyopeninhissightthisbustlingspringmood,thinkingoftheSongDynastyinLukaiaFanYe:Jiangnannothing,agifttochatspringbranch.Now,inthespringofDalian,alsocanhaveher,isatreasure.
Infact,lifeintheprosandcons,andyearsofpeer,regardlessofwhetheryouarerichorpoor,therearegainsandlosses,therearejoysandsorrows,andneveranydifference.Aslongas,canretrievetheoriginalheartinthisjourney,islookingforahappyheart,butdon’tgetlostinanyofthethings,ineveryspringrecoveryofallthings,canfindtheirfirstinordinarythings,youarewise.
Thelifestoryofdaxitaibei,ifcanchangeradically,andthatshouldbeputasidelikeyesterday,onNewYear’sEvefireworksinlittlefallsonthenoiseofallscattered,afterthelonelycold.Emptyheartcup,inthespring,backtothestartingpoint,theenthusiasmoflifecanbedeliveredtothespringbreeze,springbreezeisstillattachedtothepure,kind,andprayforayear,ayearofpeace,abundanceofharvest,afamilyharmony,athrivingandprosperouscountry.
Thisspring,alsoasusualanduncertain,volatile,themoodhasbeensubdued,Buddhismenlightenment,aBodhiHeartcansettheheartsofamultitudeofthings,aAmitabhachant,itisgorgeousvernalscenery.
Intheconstantspring,ahearttomeditation,
Spring,plumIndia,likeanoldfriend.
Whatismyfavoriteseason?Isspring?Inthesummer?Autumn?Orwinter?Whatpointbytheway,isthesummer,Ilikesummer?Pleasereadon!Summerisveryhot,eventhedooralsodarenotout,thereisonlyonewaytogoswimming,cangoswimming,alsocanswimtothesun,stillcanexercise,canalsoplayintheswimmingpool,awaterfight,waterhasaboat...WatervesselisinventedgameswithmyfriendsandI,isplayinglikethis:therewasamansittingintheswimring,onesentanotherpersontodestination,sendthemantolater,tooktheotherone.
Morethanswimminginsummer,youcanalsogototheparktoenjoytheparkwillsellsomeicecream,andsomeoldmanholdingafanfanfan,therearesomeyoungpeopleunderthesunumbrellas,andsomerestathome,havethesomebodyelseallenjoycoolairinthebalconyofthebalcony!
Thisseasoninsummerisaseason,Imostlikeeverytimeinsummer,momanddadtookmetoswim,Iwillbeunhappy,somyhobbycantwithoutsummer.
Springcomes,everythingrecovers,andtheweatherisgettingwarmerandwarmer.
Springgirlcametotheearthandbroughtinfinitevitalitytotheearth.Thegrassdrilledoutoftheground,sentoutfreshgreenbuds,andputanewgreendressontheearth.Thewillowsbythelakealsohadlonggreenhair,whichgentlyblewoverpeoplesshoulders.Onthebranches,countlesssmallbudsalsopokedouttheirsmallheads,asiflisteningtotheinformationofspring.
Inthedistance,allkindsofbrightflowersareinfullbloom:red,yellow,orange,white,blueandpurple...Dottedthegreenlawnmorebrightly.Especiallythebeautifulpinkpeachblossoms,clusterbycluster,clusterbycluster.Laughingandbloominginthespringbreeze.Peachblossomsarenotonlybeautiful,butalsogiveoffafaintfragrance.Theyareallshowingthemselvesheartily,asiftosay,"springiscoming,springiscoming!"Atthistime,butterfliesandbeesareflying.Theyareflying,playingandcollectinghoneyfromflowers.Theyarereallybusy.
Inthesky,agroupofswallowsareflyinghappily.Theyfallonthebranchesforawhile,andthenflytotheelectricpoleoverthere.Itsverycute!
Theclearlakereflectsthebluesky,whiteclouds,willows,grassandflowers.Itssobeautiful!Abreezeblowing,withfreshbreath,withintoxicatingfragrance,makesmefeelrelaxedandhappy!
Iwasintoxicatedbythebeautifulscenery,butIstillleftYuexiuPark,acharmingplacewithreluctantmood.
Ah,thesceneryinspringissocharming!Ilovethisbeautifulspring!
Therecoveryofallthings,flowers,greengrass,willowgermination,flowerbudis……oh!Thisisthespringofspring.
Ziyansendfinallybrokethesilencelastwinter,“chirp”call,wake-upsleepinthespring,thewindgirlgentlystrokedthemelody,thenotes,into&ldquo&rdquodrippingdew;;playfullyflyingtotheearth,oh!Thisisthefirstraininspring.
Intermittentrain,wakeupthesleepingearth,awakenedthehibernatinganimal,atthismomentapartytotransformheavenandearth,happy!
OhSpring,myfavoriteseason.
Shewasthebeginningofagoodtimeandtheendofasnow-whitetime.She,softlyandgracefully,becamethequeenofthefourseasons.ThefollowingarethereasonsIlikeher.
Farmersbeganplanting,thebirdsbegintosing,theanimalbegantocheer,withoutstoprain,theseedmoisture,hangupthesun,lettheseedofwarm,fishfromthewaterlookedupthebreathofrain,animalintherainshower,howwonderful!
Iwenttotherosebuds,withgentlehands,Iwenttothegerminationofwillow,withitslongbraids,Iwalkedtothelawn,seegrassflowerserect,likeeachotheringreeting!
Flyingoveragroupofgeeseinthesky,theyhavejustcomebackandgototheCarnivalParty.
Ilovespring,accordingtothewarmsunshineinthebody,onthewayhome,Ienjoyedeveryspringtogive!
LiChunsymbolizesthebeginningofspring.Atthistime,theSouthofthemotherlandisalreadyfullofflowers,andthenorthernpartofthemotherlandisstillsnowy.Ifyouusespringplowtobringatableinthefirstseasonoftheyear,thenthespringshouldbeinMay.
Theskyinthenorthisbeautiful.Atthistime,theskytileblue,althoughitisveryclearthantheautumnsky.Thesunrose,anditwasred,andlaterbecamearedyellow.Soonafter,throughtheradiantlight,thenlookatthesky,theblueskyhasbeenpaintedwithalayerofgaussicgoldpowder,thecolorisverybeautiful.Occasionally,thereisawindblowing,bringingafewwhitecloudsfromthesky.Thewhitecloudsarefaint,thin,withthecontinuousdriftspreadinsomepoints,sosoondisappearinthesky.Suddenly,afewThemountainsinthenortharealsobeautiful.Atthistime,themountaingreen,thevitalityisfull.Themountainspringu0026middot;underthesunshine,theclearspringwaterflowsout,justdiarrheainthehillside,hitthesoundonthestone,asifsomeoneplayedinaquietmountainRadiantmusic.
Northernspring,inthenorthofMay,everythingissobeautiful,everythingisvibrant.
Havethefourseasonsoneyear,yearshascoldhotweather,donotpassnormallyagainitseemsthat.Althoughnowandthenalsomeetofexclaimdayselapse,neverexperienceoff-seasonchangesseriouslyhowever.Experiencedonlyspringexuberant,greatachievementsofagainandagain;Ifnotexperiencesthebleakrespectfulofhibernatetokill,howisthepassionofmeetingyearningsummerinsurgent?Thestepofthefourseasonscomeshurriedly,gohurriedlyagain.Thememoryofchildhoodislikebrightandbeautifulifspend,colorfulworldlifeblossoms,belikesweetlyMarchspringbreeze,belikefierilyinJunefilariasis,thefourseasonsinnatureiscertainneverthelessmoreifthepoemispicturesque.
Springday,onboundlessandindistinctprairie,lanneretisinlowcomeback,lookforjustthelifeofcometo;Smallgrassisinsway,suckthetimelyrainoftheearth,itisreleasedspringblaze,thisblazeisnotaureate,howevergreen--thatistheyouththatneverfadessymbolizes.Thatispalegreengrowlongribbonlike,althoughbehitaftermanyfrost,inexorablestill,fromlastyearnewbudappearsbelowblastedbranchesandleaves,ifbrookChanChanispouredoutof.Springthefootstepisingreeninspread.
Summer,ifnote,raincatsanddogs,fiercewindshedswatershakeiserratically,wetandwindy,arbitrarytramplelawn.Rainwaterfromhousetoponehavediarrhoeaandbelow,freegavedrainpipe,keepmomentlydouseisonthewindow,onthedoor,letapersonwhatslooknotclear.Havewateronlyatthemoment,suchblottingouttheskyandcoveruptheearth,rainwaterhownotcanhurried?Sotremendousweight,cancloudlayerbearhow?Soviolentconcussion,howistheearthenduredagaincase?Betweeninstantly,tobangofping-pongofthepingonhousetop,thesilveronthemeadowbeadflyviolently,low-lyingplacespray4splash.Then,thecatharsisofthefootstepclassicsharshipsofsummer,cleangroundmovestowardtheautumn.Autumnday,justlikeheaven,weatherisgraduallycool,theleafbecomesyellowslowly.Thoughautumnthepreludethatisawinter,butsomehow,peoplealwaysthinkstheautumnisthemostbeautiful.AutumnfootstepandChunXiaaredifferent,itchangesafaintscent,fromthetrailinfirewoodfurnaceorfireplace;ItchangesaGanTian,beinharmonyeatsfruitandvegetable;Itstillhidesstealthilyinthemelonandfruitofcroplandedgestack,moreintheciderthatbrewsmellowbeautyalready.Autumntheresultsthatthefootstepiswitnessingfield.
Wintryday,snowissoftlikecotton,thickthickbespreadwindowlattice,climbonglassfullglacialgrain,dimandofdivineMicrepuscularshowawindowandshow,makebecomesweetandcomfortableinthehome.Althoughbeincommonsingle-pagecalendar,alwaysappearwiththefigureoftheoldpersoninthewinter,butIthinkhowever,wintershouldbeahappyaxman,ortheyouththatisawarmblood,exultationcapergroundappearsfromchimney,risehappilyup,wasfullofwholeuniverse.Thefootstepofthefourseasonshasgonesonamely,springgreen,summerlyrain,autumnwind,wintrysnow,itisthemarkthatthefourseasonshastakentostay.
Bitterlycoldwintermayoncecome,butnowithasgone.
Asmybikehasbeenstolen,Ihavetorunfromoneteachingbuildingtoanothereveryday.
Thebelldeclarestheendofthelastlessonandthebeginningofanewjourney.TiredasIam,atthesightofthebench,Igostraighttoit.AssoonasIgetseated,aworldoffreshgreenimmediatelycatchesmyeyes.Grasssproutsburstthroughthesoilrightintheplaceofthewitheredgrassandturnthedullgreyintofreshgreen.AsIlookup,Ifindthosetalltreeshavealsoputonnewclothes.Green,hereandthere,everywhere!Springhascome,Irealizesuddenly.
Abreezestirs,sendingoverbreathsoffragrance.Itraceit,surprisedtofindseverallovelysmallwhiteflowersdottedonatree.Andthereareevensomesingingbirds!Iamsodelightedwithallthesetinylivesthatmyfatiguevanishesallofasudden.
Theskyshowsitspurestblue.Thesungenerouslygivesoutitsheatandlight,shiningevenlyonthegrass,onthetrees,ontheroofsofhouses,onthepeoplepassingby,alsoonme,quietlyandtenderly.Therecomeacoupleofyoungpeople,strollingleisurely.Agroupofstudentsaresittinginacircleonthegrassanddiscussingsomethingheatedly.SomearereadingEnglishbutinlowvoicesafraidofbreakingthepeaceofthecampus.Othersarelyingonthelawn,havinganap,orjustenjoyingthesunshineasIam.
IfeelIamfree,freeofthinkinganything.Insuchapleasingenvironment,doinganythingisagreatpleasure.Iamfullyindulgedinthistranquility.Ifonlytimecouldstop!
Iturnontheradiotoenjoysomelightmusic.Muchtomydisappointment,however,almostalltheprogramsareaboutthewarinIraq.Itishardtobelievethatunderthesamebluesky,somepeoplearesufferingfrombleedinganddeathofwarwhileothersareenjoyingahappylife.
Thesunishiddenbytheclouds.Afterafewseconds,itshinesbrightlyagain.
Peacefullifeseemstohavegone,butitwillcomebackoneday,Iamsure.
Havethefourseasonsoneyear,yearshascoldhotweather,donotpassnormallyagainitseemsthat.Althoughnowandthenalsomeetofexclaimdayselapse,neverexperienceoff-seasonchangesseriouslyhowever.Experiencedonlyspringexuberant,greatachievementsofagainandagain;Ifnotexperiencesthebleakrespectfulofhibernatetokill,howisthepassionofmeetingyearningsummerinsurgent?Thestepofthefourseasonseshurriedly,gohurriedlyagain.Thememoryofchildhoodislikebrightandbeautifulifspend,colorfulworldlifeblossoms,belikesweetlyMarchspringbreeze,belikefierilyinJunefilariasis,thefourseasonsinnatureiscertainneverthelessmoreifthepoemispicturesque.
Springday,onboundlessandindistinctprairie,lanneretisinloweback,lookforjustthelifeofeto;Smallgrassisinsway,suckthetimelyrainoftheearth,itisreleasedspringblaze,thisblazeisnotaureate,howevergreen--thatistheyouththatneverfadessymbolizes.Thatispalegreengrowlongribbonlike,althoughbehitaftermanyfrost,inexorablestill,fromlastyearnewbudappearsbelowblastedbranchesandleaves,ifbrookChanChanispouredoutof.Springthefootstepisingreeninspread.
Summer,ifnote,raincatsanddogs,fiercewindshedswatershakeiserratically,wetandwindy,arbitrarytramplelawn.Rainwaterfromhousetoponehavediarrhoeaandbelow,freegavedrainpipe,keepmomentlydouseisonthewindow,onthedoor,letapersonwhatslooknotclear.Havewateronlyatthemoment,suchblottingouttheskyandcoveruptheearth,rainwaterhownotcanhurried?Sotremendousweight,cancloudlayerbearhow?Soviolentconcussion,howistheearthenduredagaincase?Betweeninstantly,tobangofping-pongofthepingonhousetop,thesilveronthemeadowbeadflyviolently,low-lyingplacespray4splash.Then,thecatharsisofthefootstepclassicsharshipsofsummer,cleangroundmovestowardtheautumn.Autumnday,justlikeheaven,weatherisgraduallycool,theleafbeesyellowslowly.Thoughautumnthepreludethatisawinter,butsomehow,peoplealwaysthinkstheautumnisthemostbeautiful.AutumnfootstepandChunXiaaredifferent,itchangesafaintscent,fromthetrailinfirewoodfurnaceorfireplace;ItchangesaGanTian,beinharmonyeatsfruitandvegetable;Itstillhidesstealthilyinthemelonandfruitofcroplandedgestack,moreintheciderthatbrewsmellowbeautyalready.Autumntheresultsthatthefootstepiswitnessingfield.
Wintryday,snowissoftlikecotton,thickthickbespreadwindowlattice,climbonglassfullglacialgrain,dimandofdivineMicrepuscularshowawindowandshow,makebeesweetandfortableinthehome.Althoughbeinmonsingle-pagecalendar,alwaysappearwiththefigureoftheoldpersoninthewinter,butIthinkhowever,wintershouldbeahappyaxman,ortheyouththatisawarmblood,exultationcapergroundappearsfromchimney,risehappilyup,wasfullofwholeuniverse.Thefootstepofthefourseasonshasgonesonamely,springgreen,summerlyrain,autumnwind,wintrysnow,itisthemarkthatthefourseasonshastakentostay.
Springhasquietlycome,thecountryisfilledwiththrivingvitality.
Icametothesummitofamountain.Look!Mountainsinthedistancewithagreencoat,weepingwillowheldoutaslimgreenshoots,peachdrewthegermofpalegreen.Willowalsoquietlyquietlylonggreensmallbud.Kapoktree,plum,apricotand......Thecolorisgreenandlovely.
Atthefootofthemountain,theflowersarevaried,whoalsonottobeoutdone.Abovetheprimrose,thesoftbranchesoff,composefullofweeping,goldenflowers;Kapokflowerbloominginthetalltrees,inthefaceofthegreenmountainexceptionallybeautiful,likeatorchthatitwasburning;Azaleabesidezhankaismilingfaces,thebrilliantred,likefire,likeasunrise,dyedredatthesideofamountainstream...Howbeautiful!
Look!Green,likeajaderibbonriverwindingaroundthemountain,theriverbottom,thebottomthatsparkling,andotherdelectablegrainsofsand,lyingquietly,watchingthebluesky.Pebblesandthegreen,yellow,browngrassallmagicnow,allshowelegance.Stripsofsilverfishandloachinweartodrillinalcoves,blithelyplayingchase,suddenlyaflash,thenfind.
Awarmspringbreezeblowing,greentreesandthebeautifulmusicplayedthe"noise!Noise!......"Theriveraflushlayerslightlywavy.Flowersfragrantflavor.Istandsilently,asthebraininbeauty,renofemotionintheupsanddowns.Ah!Whatabeautifulspring!
Suchabeautifulspring,whodontlike?
Thenastrangediseasespreadintheareaandeverythingbegantochange.Someevilincantationshavecometothecommunity:mysteriousdiseaseshavesweptthroughflocksofchickens,cattleandsheeparesick,andthereareshadowsofdeatheverywhere.Farmerssaythattheirfamilieshavemanydiseases,anddoctorsaremoreandmore.
Becausetheyarepuzzledbynewdiseasesamongpatients,therehavebeenseveralsuddenandunexplaineddeaths,notonlyamongadults,butalsoamongchildrenWhentheyplay,theysuddenlygetsickanddiewithinhours.Thereisastrangesilence,forexample,wherethebirdshavegone,andmanypeoplearetalkingaboutthem,confusedanduneasythatthefeedingstationinthebackyardisdeserted,andafewbirdsaredyingeverywhere.Theyareshakingviolentlyandcantfly.
Itwasasilentspring.Intheearlymorning,itwasthrobbingwiththechorusofrobins,pigeons,jaysandwrens.Manyotherbirdcallswerenowsilent.
Onlysilenceshroudedinthefields,woodsandmarshesofthefarmwherethehenswerehatched,butnochickenshatched.Farmerscomplainthattheycantraisepigs.Thepigletsnestisverysmall,thepigletonlysurvivedforafewdays.
Appletreesareblooming,buttherearenobeesbuzzingintheflowers,sothereisnopollination,thereisnofruitontheroadside,oncesoattractive.Now,bothsidesofthemarewitheredyellowplants,asifburnedbyfire,silent,abandonedbyallcreatures,eventhestreamsarenowdead,andtheanglersnolongervisitthem,becauseallofthemaredeadThefishalldiedinthegutterundertheeaves.Betweenthetilesoftheroof,therewasaflakeofwhitepowderwithsomespots.
Afewweeksago,ithadfallenlikesnowontheroofs,lawns,fieldsandhillsides.