ah silly Croci
‘tis you I espy
on a corner
somewhere
under tree

is there more
to this winter
you can defy

your purple-plush
flower
stands firm
to air
everywhere
in February

there must be
some mix up

too early
to show up

though
here you are
single eye
to the sky

the sun
is all up

iris-eyed p’up

but
why are you here
in the chill
winter air

too early
for Croci
to come up

it’s here
where you ask
as I’m walking past

softly
quietly

I hear

“s’up?”

©2013, Marvin Welborn
Revised 21 March 2014.