The Promise of Spring
a november leaf,
you turn it over anew.
lying in wait,
you murmur and coo.
dead grass beneath,
it’s just outside of your reach.
the sky fogs over,
dusting the earth and the air between.
you don a new coat,
soft, white, and pristine.
the cold becomes your lover
as the sun hides under cover.
your hands are shivering
like sapling branches in the wind.
flakes of snow grace your knuckles,
not meaning to offend.
no leaves left to fall
for bitter cold has taken them all.
the snow promises to melt
this season will pass
you think, you pray, you hope
before you break, a frozen lake like glass,
your thoughts may bloom,
an escape from this endless gloom.
but a blue sky hides
above a sheet of grey.
you long to shake off your winter coat
day after shorter day.
your patience is ebbing
as gossamer snow becomes your bedding.
a season of dormancy,
you can almost taste the new beginning.
spring on the tip of your tongue
as the earth keeps on spinning.
dead grass beneath,
it’s just outside of your reach.