May 1, 2011: April, unseasonably cold in 2011

we begin with a relief of antiquity, a natural antiquity, but that I can view as allusive, with layers peeling away, some diseased others worn out by use. is the elusive spring that poets speak of, will he ever appear again or will she alight for but a moment to promise renewal

spring: nature's clock

look closely and the "skunk cabbages," if that is what they are, are piercing the leaf cover yearning for the sun

spring 2011: March 20

spring arrived drenching the ground in spears of snow and unseen shafts of cold