Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Crocus Valentine

In my old age
I imagine myself
poking around
the yard searching
for the first crocus
imaginary crocus
here in the desert
while you in the north
prolong your blizzards
here the great man-like cacti
put flowers all over their heads
semaphoring spring to one another
I have traded the endless winters
of my childhood for the long
hot summers of my youth
years of shame and joy

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