CROCUS & HYACINTH
Paula Foley


The leaves are falling to the ground 
The grass in the field is a thousand shades of brown 
My heart has befriended this semi-dormant place 

Hardly living ... Barely breathing ... Scarcely feeling ... but 

Chorus: Crocus and Hyacinth 
Wait in the frozen earth 
Expectantly 
For the first caress of spring 
I am waiting too! 
Warm sun -Caress my brokeness 

The geese are taking flight now
Instinct leads them to a soft more gentle air 
Instinct leads me blindly through this winter of my heart 

Mostly numb ... Mostly ache ... Mostly lost ... but