Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom (And Whimsy)

Posted on April 22, 2026 under Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom with one comment

 

SPRING

 

I stare out windows, gray and grainy,

It must be April, dark and rainy,

The trees are bare, the sky is dull,

“Will spring arrive?” on this I mull.

 

Day after day, it’s pale and gloomy,

Waiting for daffodils and crocuses bloomy,

Poking their heads up from sodden dirt,

A bit of sunshine wouldn’t hurt.

 

Robins peck in the grass for food,

Their chirping, a gift for improving mood,

People are walking throughout the town,

Grass turning green after months of brown.

 

The temperature, it is slowly rising,

Spring must be here, we’re all surmising,

Two inches of snow suddenly dulls our senses,

We’re not quite ready for painting fences.

 

A long, harsh winter is finally behind us,

The hope of nicer weather binds us,

We’re tilling the soil and planting seeds,

Soon we’ll be complaining about the weeds.

 

The mosquitoes will come back and black flies too,

And those annoying ticks which hikers rue,

Butterflies return amidst great anticipation,

Finally, winter’s emancipation.

 

We’re praying for sunshine to arrive,

Too many more rainy days, we won’t survive,

Until summer arrives and the joy it brings,

We celebrate the arrival of spring.