The Black Locusts are blooming.
This statement cannot adequately describe the transcendent beauty that is on display at this time of year. It is a tribute to the gift of Beauty. It is a tribute to the Eternal Universal Presence.
The pendulous blooms of the Black Locust tree appear toward the end of Spring. Initially, their arrival is quiet. One may notice their presence by a gentle whiff of an incredible sweetness unparalleled. In a few days, the sweetness of the blossoms is traveling everywhere, filling acres of land with its intensity. Its very scent blankets the region.
The blooming also brings a visual splendor for the mass of blooms cover the entire tree, transforming it into a vision of white incandescence. Locusts grow in clusters and family groupings since they can sprout from their roots. Therefore, when you see one bedazzled tree you are likely to see an entire group of them - standing together in a procession of beauty, transforming the roadside, the hillside, the corner store, or the turn in the road.
Growing as such, their inner biological clock is intimately synchronized. On cue, every Locust tree in a localized area turns white overnight, declaring out loud their beauty and presence. They celebrate their bond visibly with extraordinary splendor. It's like an overnight flashmob of color and scent announcing the most important event, the most important experience of the Universe: We are here. We have a truth to share and we are beautiful to Behold.
In turn, we humans find ourselves wandering with wonder - gazing more frequently at the hillsides, seeking the locusts to find their beauty and prevalence. We remember once more how deeply grateful we are to the trees; we remember that they have a great deal to teach us about the value of life and living in creation of beauty. "Let my scent infuse you with visions of hope, dreams, and possibilities."
More metaphors come to mind. For most of the year, the invisible ties which hold them together are underground, and even unconscious. Their inner beauty is only a dream. Then, on cue, their intrinsic connection creates a visible flow of profundity.
They are teaching us an awareness of creation that is always present within even if it feels hidden. The inner and outer design of magnanimous bounty is reciprocal. The scent that weaves between each one of us, holding us together in a single consciousness, is reflected in the Locusts that are blooming. They are teaching us intuitively about the gift of connection and the network that holds us all together. Teaching us again to live in a flow within that invisible network of support.
Their message is : transcendence. The beauty that you behold without is within. The conscious creation of life is accessible and within us all. The song of your soul is transforming you and me. As my beauty transforms your day, yours transforms mine.