February Thaw

February Thaw

Late February, winter lingers
Though icy fingers' grip grows weak
The cat lies sleeping on the sunlit patch of carpet
Dreaming of summer's warmth, soft but strong
I long to feel the warmth
Silky soft on chilly skin
I feel the purr start deep inside
The smile coming unbidden
But welcomed all the same
Snowy mounds collapsing softly
Their steely life sucked from within
By afternoon's velvety warmth
Soon they will disappear
Leaving gleaming wetness
Revealing imagined, hoped for
Glimpses of green
The green will come
Though for today
It is just a wistful dream
Born on cashmere yellow rays of sunlight
Living deep in a heart
Longing for spring