gray and
tightly knit
Like a woven basket
Or a rabbit's coat
in the
thick of winter
gray and uninhabited
you don't want to stand out
And yet
You do
as the blue sky hands you over
to us
Waiting
for a new family
or last year's family
to bring you back to
Life
to illuminate your purpose
thank you
for your promise of
spring and
regeneration
