When There's Nowhere to go but Winter
I rest less when the first spotlessness of snowdrops
begin their huddling
from the sombre slapstick of February,
the sleet's thundering applause
when sunny breezes scatter blossom
at the wedding of park and avenue
when mellow fruits
plum, elderberry, rosehip are ripening
But when the first leaf of sleep
falls from the undreamed trees of autumn
I hedgehog the rustling covers,
wait till the warring and wearing is over
Then I go a-gathering
the wool from new year's sheep
as they jump the black winter gate
into the green shoots of light
where resolutions and restlesssness are born again.
begin their huddling
from the sombre slapstick of February,
the sleet's thundering applause
when sunny breezes scatter blossom
at the wedding of park and avenue
when mellow fruits
plum, elderberry, rosehip are ripening
But when the first leaf of sleep
falls from the undreamed trees of autumn
I hedgehog the rustling covers,
wait till the warring and wearing is over
Then I go a-gathering
the wool from new year's sheep
as they jump the black winter gate
into the green shoots of light
where resolutions and restlesssness are born again.
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