#arpk 2

the snow has melted completely

and all the storm clouds have left to

show off a sky that’s as clear as crystal

but then i

find that i’m all by my lonely

you’ve chased the clouds in their quest to

become as distant as i am wistful

and then i frown as i recall what you said to me

“winter is fine, but summer’s not my cup of tea”

are you thinking of me? and if you are

then tell me if you think of me the way i think of you, dear?

because you’ve got me so queer, see

that all my quills, they start to spear me

what’s a hedgehog-clumsy fella gotta do here to say goodbye?

the leaves have all turned to scarlet

the sky is vacant as ever

and chilly winds whip their way around me

and i was

so sure that when you departed

that you intended forever

picture my shock, then, when you found me

you smil’d as if you’d never left, and you said to me

that in the cold you came to crave my company

so we clung together all through the lonely, frozen weather

it was cold, but not as cold as you, dear

and as the summer drew nearer

then once again you disappeared

it’s a mistake that i made once and that i now fear i’ll make again

how long will this go on for, my funny love for her?

when did it get so hard for me to gauge the temperature?

why did it take me so long to understand this cycle?

your love is winter-only

as soon as you’re not lonely

you cant rest your feet

so we cling together all through the lonely, frozen weather

it’s so cold, but not as cold as you, dear

and as the summer gets nearer

i know that you will disappear

it’s a mistake that i am making just as i feared, oh dear

are you thinking of me? and if you are

then tell me if you think of me the way i think of you, dear?

because despite all our history, well, i don’t think it’s any mystery

come next winter, you’ll come back to your place here