I may wait for spring this year
as I’ve waited in the past;
it always arrives at last in time
for the buds to no longer
shelter from the downy snows,
rather greet the sun
the way I always do when
winter’s been cold and long:
I still love you in the madness
of spring, still love the way
your voice sings just when
our afternoon meets the sheets.
but I may wait for spring,
for you I give my March,
and the beginnings of
the butterfly wings.