shake
.
Shake me from this duvet and out of this bed
Shake the plastic squirrels from the fire escape.
Shake the singing birds and the buds from
the branches of the plastic trees.
Shake the young couple out for a ride on
their plastic bicycles.
Shake the daffodils from their flower beds.
Shake the little plastic dog with the bouncing legs.
Shake the whistling mailman away from my door.
Shake the curtains and the curve of the open window.
Shake the blues, the greens, and impossible yellows.
Shake the will I have to make something of myself.
Shake yesterday and tomorrow and what is
left of this morning.
Shake this globe until it snows again, for I am
not ready for Spring.
