bein' green

i meant to post this the other day, but i am slow to download (upload?) photos from my camera.

after a weekend of stewing about death and Easter and being made new, and my sister and brother in law's inspirational garden work, i decided i needed something green in my life. i thought about flowers, but they are so short-lived and i'm not sure yet of the light/windowsill situation in the new apartment, so i decided on the beginings of a succulent garden.

also, adorable plants are being used as a proxy for the dog i desperately want to get. i pet the plants and talk to them, and will probably start naming them soon.

aren't they cute? don't you just want to squeeze them and give them kisses? ok. well obviously it's time for me to go to bed.

sing along with kermit the frog, you know you want to...

its not easy

bein' green

having to spend each day

the color of the leaves

and people tend to pass you over

cause you're not standing out

like flashy sparkles in the water

or stars in the sky.

but green's the color of spring

and green can be cool

and friendly-like

and green can be big

like an ocean

or important

like a mountain

or tall like a tree.

when green is all there is to be

it can make you wonder why

but why wonder why wonder

i'm green.

and it'll do fine.

it's beautiful

and i think its

what i want to be.