Although she has true celebrity status
such that her presence excites
those awaiting her eventual arrival
she is shy and retiring, uncertain
and given to procrastination as though
unaware of her beloved status
young and beautiful and a harbinger
of hope and renewal. Granted, a heavy
burden for a young and delicate girl to bear
but she is resilient and perseveres when
the truculent old man slams the seasonal
door shut to her entrance, patience just
another one of her virtues. It is not
that she has forgotten the calendar and her
appointment or set aside her arrival time
it's just that she is respectful of her place
in the timeless order of the seasons
knowing that winter will wear himself out
of spite and popular acclaim will guide
her delayed and celebrated entrance.
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