if I could freshen the day
like flowers kept
in the ironstone pitcher –
trim away the wilt,
snip the calloused ends,
gather up the fallen curls
of color from the floor
if I could invite the breeze
to brighten the gray
garland of winter hours –
I might better stand the sting
of lingering February
and find the light
amidst the hardened snow
© Sarah Whiteley
My newest chapbook Wandering Wonderful is now available for pre-order from Finishing Line Press.
