Spring By Natalie Frenette

Late Spring - W.S. Merwin

Coming into the high room again after years
after oceans and shadows of hills and the sounds of lies
after losses and feet on stairs

after looking and mistakes and forgetting
turning there thinking to find
no one except those I knew
finally I saw you
sitting in white
already waiting

you of whom I had heard
with my own ears since the beginning
for whom more than once
I had opened the door
believing you were not far

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Imitation Week 1 #2

Spring

By Natalie Frenette

Spring is a time of love and joyfulness

Flowers blooming and trees sprouting new buds

Soon here was longer nights and shorter days

Romantic sunsets in the evening 

I felt as though I was missing something

Everyone was in love except for me

I could only imagine what it was

What you looked like and who you were to me

Then suddenly it just clicked, I knew you

I knew who you were, not just in my dreams

I had seen you before and heard of you

For once it was my turn to feel this love

Spring time fever just like everyone else

Forgetting the mistakes and lies and hurt

A time for a new beginning and start

It had to be you it was all along

Finally I saw you sitting in white

It was bold against all the spring colors

You were already waiting for me there

It was as if you knew as well as me

Believing you had never been that far

Coming into the room again after

It was you all along, I hadn’t seen

Before now was just wasted time away

But we couldn’t think about that any

Here and now is what was most important

I’m so glad you waited all this long time

Destined to be together you and I

It had to be you it was all along

Believing you had never been that far