a new spring has arrived
new growth
new fragrance
new bird song
new hope
and now your place is green
the space you once occupied
so sweetly
is now covered over
no longer yours
yet always i imagine you there
in truth
i see you everywhere
in every space you once filled
and so
this new arrival of spring
full of bird song and hope
brings little reason to rejoice
*a persian saying told to me long ago, describing how you feel when you miss someone