struggling to walk a little
because you've found that
underneath the layers of jumpers
and coats and scarves
winter bones are brittle
and removing those layers is
something of a risky business
because the next gust of wind might
blow it all over
and April showers wash what's left
away.
and yet
there's the old image
of Spring breathing life into things
which you never really believed
but perhaps this year things will be
different
and something may come of it after all.