Nestled

Among the shifting seasons, these tulips remain tucked in, their petals brushed with subtle color but not yet open. There is something familiar in their stillness, in the way they lean into one another. A quiet assurance that not everything must unfold at once. The light will grow stronger, the air will warm, and when the moment feels right, the petals will open. Not because they have to, but because they are ready. Until then, they stay nestled, and that is enough.