Respite

The cats
are restless
and alert,
sensing the stir
of airs and wings
beyond
the window’s glass.

(like a lamb?)

High clouds
thinning
toward blue.
(The news
is anything
but new)
One wants 
to forget
all but
the scent
of hyacinth
and daffodil,
in this brief
respite
from cold
and rain