My horn wakes in iron cold
Mainspring coiled in brass and gold
Needle finds the frozen groove
Shellac sings of summer's move
I wind the dark with vernal sound
Galanthus breaks the frozen ground
No photoperiod can delay
My spring unwinds the winter gray
Governor spins in silent pace
Hellebore lifts its frozen face
Roots drink deep where mortar cracks
Dormancy breaks in waxen tracks
Crank turns slow in gloved hand grip
Spring unwinds with steady dip
Muscari wakes from winter sleep
Blue bells push through icy deep
I wind the dark with vernal sound
Galanthus breaks the frozen ground
No photoperiod can delay
My spring unwinds the winter gray
Tape flanger swirls the air
Twelve strings shimmer unaware
Bass walks deep where roots convene
Prophet pads turn gray to green
Final side plays quiet now
Betula bows its winter vow
Needle lifts the groove goes still
Spring runs down on iron hill
I wind the dark with vernal sound
Galanthus breaks the frozen ground
No photoperiod can delay
My spring unwinds the winter gray
One last turn for vernal sound
Galanthus owns the frozen ground
Brass throat closes on the turn
Silence roots where shadows burn
