when you wake, it will be spring

"Dear Reader" 

 

When you read this paragraph about the end 

of the world, things will happen in your life. 

The old world with its pain, suffering and

sorrow will literally end, but a new world is

ready and waiting to take its place. It's a 

world where there is exactly the right amount

of red, blue, green and yellow—exactly the

right amount of pollen, trees and flowers. There

comedians are always funny, others always kind,

and french fries never greasy. So sleep now, gentle 

reader, and dream of comets trailing blood and

planets exploding. When you wake, it will be spring.

[Elaine Equi {1953- }, 'Dear Reader' from American Poets Say Goodbye to the 20th Century]