How many springs
\nthis winter do you think we’ve had?
\nEndless ends to winter
\ndrive a poet mad.<\/p>\n
Was there really
\na robin nesting yesterday?
\nSomebody said
\nhe saw it, but it flew away.<\/p>\n
When does the edge
\nof winter really leave the air?
\nJust when you think
\nit’s springtime, snow is everywhere.<\/p>\n
I saw a crocus
\npressing through the melting snow.
\nNext thing you know
\nthe windchill’s twenty-five below.<\/p>\n
How many springs
\ndescend before it breaks your heart?
\nHow many thaws
\nand freezes ’til hope falls apart?<\/p>\n
Somebody said
\nthat summer’s somewhere else this year.
\nAll I can say
\nis springtime’d better hurry here.<\/p>\n
How many springs
\nthis winter do you think we’ve had?
\nEndless ends to winter
\ndrive a poet mad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
How many springs this winter do you think we’ve had? Endless ends to winter drive a poet mad. Was there really a robin nesting yesterday? Somebody said he saw it, but it flew away. When does the edge of winter … Continue reading