You're Still Here

Mercury dances in its skyscraper cell, rising and

falling like rhapsody

And I see winter's broken like lace, in time for a

celebration

Thaw wails inside the walls and laughs in the corners,

delighting in its evident victory

Till I feel springtime counting its days of flaunting a

novel sensation

Like it's leaving, leaving behind the weight vying for

yesteryear

Leaving promises in its wake, whispering, my love,

you're still here

Hold on to your memories of sundogs and rainbows, as

time writes a premature eulogy

And I feel summertime passing in haste, like running

out of patience

Quilted with knit and umbrellas and scarfs and a mild

understanding of irony

I feel autumn leaving the race, all done with the

exhilaration

It's leaving, leaving behind the weight vying for

yesteryear

Leaving promises in its wake, whispering, my love,

you're still here

Mercury dances in its skyscraper cell, rising and

falling in harmony

And I feel winter stealing my days, to herald another

creation