Purple crocuses bruise the front lawn,
among last year’s dead leaves
and this morning’s snow.
I wonder at them; I do not know
if they struggle to emerge
through the blanket of accumulated grief,
only to be chilled by the state
of the world that greets them,
or whether they are simply optimistic,
resilient in their joy,
royally, foolishly, fondly hopeful.
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