Ethel­bert Miller is the mas­ter of the short, pithy lyric, packed with ten­der­ness, a gen­tle wit, and moments of sat­is­fy­ing res­o­nance. Here is an ode to Spring that is also, at once, a love lyric. Though the object of affec­tion in his poem ​“Beloved” is Spring, it is easy to see how the long­ing, the desire, the impulse to announce love of Spring, cap­tures the sen­ti­ments of roman­tic love. But since we are now in the throes of win­ter, it is also fit­ting to med­i­tate with Miller on our long­ing for the rebirth of love’s season.