‘Botticelli’s ‘Spring” by Gregory Corso (1958)
No sign of Spring! Florentine sentinels from icy campanili watch for a sign— Lorenzo dreams to awaken bluebirds Ariosto sucks his thumb. Michelangelo sits forward on his bed . . . awakened by no new change. Dante pulls back his velvet hood, his eyes are deep and sad. His great dane weeps. No sign of Spring! Leonardo paces his unbearable…