UNDER THE SNOW is about Spring trying to happen, while new snows and rains beat the petals down again....loss of trust in a new friend...put away the judge and jury: there is no fault here...only difference....pushing through the snow, spring begins again....

UNDER THE SNOW

under snow cover
flowers are waiting for Spring
which comes, goes, again

loss is in the air
warmth too, and rain, and more snow -
upcountry told-tales

new friends do not like
my clothes, my hair, my old face -
put on makeup, spring!

am who I am now
under the snow the flower...
above...only white

I do not weep now
all loss is in the raking
pine needles, kindling

we hold on so tight
Hansel and Gretel - both lost -
drop breadcrumbs on snow

we will make  it home
we will bloom, somehow, again
we come from strong roots

death is always here
in and under these snows, cold
still, sun is warming

rise like first stem, leaves
out of these cold soils of spring
rise into new life

there is glory here
being alive, after pain
through pain...one more time