Wisteria Blossoms

April is the cruelest

now I know

with wisteria in bloom

on melting snow.

When stirrings

take root

becoming thoughts

that overarch

then quickly

fall apart.

It’s cause of this

that April begins

to waste

winter hopes

of seeing her again.

You survive summer

you revive fall

and winter again

starts plans

that come spring

you’ll see her again

'til April passes

and hope falls

with the wisteria blossoms,

strewn upon the ground

and garden walls.

4/08