Losing Charm

has the spring season
lost its charm
........................or
have I ?

where once the bird-
songs and warm weather
posited joy
there is only lingering
thoughts from a long
winter
...........I can’t explain
how strong cold thoughts
cast their roots
in the mind

the once-frozen ground
has thawed
the once-frozen pond
has thawed
why not these sentiments
of warm kindheartedness ?

like sea gulls
laboriously picking
thee sparse meat
of barnacles, stranded above
the high tide mark -
she gently nurtures and
waits patiently for a break-
through
..............patience is not
..............eternal, however

violent city streets enamor
the news - enamoring world-
views and social contraconceptions

there is an impending drought
upon the horizon
nearer than tomorrow
nearer than ourselves …