Today at noon
butterflies came back
waltzing with daffodils
and daisies
on the lawn
there is a new melody
in the air
packed with birds
chirping
and far away songs
of unknown insects
the snowy shroud of Winter
is exiled
on mountain tops
and hope
is springing back
in rosebuds
and shy lizards
basking
in the sun
a thousand-faced crowd
is peeping
through death
looking for
a new life
Claude Lopez-Ginisty
