This piece was inspired by a poem by Emily Dickinson, depicting a melancholy spring:

I cannot meet the Spring unmoved—

I feel the old desire—

A Hurry with a lingering, mixed,

A Warrant to be fair—

A Competition in my sense

With something hid in Her—

And as she vanishes, Remorse

I saw no more of Her.

OUT Ensemble specializes in performing and promoting works by LGBTQ+ composers. It is now widely believed that Emily Dickinson was a lesbian, so it is doubly fitting to highlight her work in this way. One can imagine a double understanding of her words, refering at once to the season, and to a relationship that was not to be. This piece is included on OUT ensembles debut album, Seasons of Change.