Snow
really? yes it's time to bury tulips
they come every Spring only to be buried in white
how lovely, I gathered them this afternoon in high winds,
carefully arranging them in vases to place around the house,
otherwise their stems will be folded in two tomorrow
morning.
Snow, yes, to drench the parched soil, to germinate
peas and lettuce, kale and swiss chard, they need
moisture and heat, which will come the next
day.
Snow, the last hurrah, I will soundly sleep
as the flakes bury the sound of students leaving
the bars at 2 a.m., their footsteps and shouts
muffled in white.
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