return

the return of return

in early april 
is the world of frozen and melting fluids
the trickle of sound
the flicker of sunlight on surfaces
the cooling of air currents in contact with water
nothing is static
constant motion 
overhead geese returning as if from nowhere


no return

the roof is empty of snow
no fuel to feed the icicles
the sun beats down on dry cedar shakes
nothing to melt
a new kind of fuel shortage