blue jays song
today a dirge
as warm snowy earth
worms confusion
through their
seasonal senses
they painstakingly
dig a hole for the fallen
the hopes of spring
crocus iris day lilly
weeping
dew drop tears
as they watch
the funeral cortege pass
for the daffodil
born to soon
epitaph carved
eulogy delivered
as we accept
some flowers
were never meant to bloom