But Pansies Flourish Under Snow

BUT PANSIES FLOURISH UNDER SNOW

Two straight and stately sapling ash
cling to their autumn cloak of red,
when the petunias down below
have left their blooms and gone to bed.

The honey locusts, asp and elm
have dropped their finery to the ground;
the daffodil, primrose and phlox
cast earlier their blossoms down.

The naked trees bereft of leaves,
the flowers’ now abandoned show,
could seem to signify the end,
but pansies flourish under snow.