This Poem was Submitted By: arnie s WACHMAN On Date: 2002-04-02 18:03:51 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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The death of winter is upon us. There is no creepy figure with a scythe. One last gasp. One last blow. One last storm. Perhaps soon the sap will run,      and bring its sugary sweetness to our palates. The crocuses will poke their tendrils through the frozen earth. The Robins will do an about face and return. The geese dressed in their camouflage      will fly in military formation honking their way North. Water will run in dirty rivulets down the street.  Children will play in mud puddles,      their gum-boots will go suck,suck,suck.      Perhaps unwittingly they will leave one behind      (much to mom's dismay). Tired old sol crosses the curvature,      and brightens the frozen tundra. Die winter. Die! Loosen your clench. Let crops and life grow again. Be gone with you winter. Be gone! You are a mongrel's curse. Be gone and welcome in the faeries,      for they are dancing with joy,      as the sun warms their frozen wings. Ah the coming of 19 hours of daylight. Depression will lift. It's soon tea time in the garden time. It's soon tee off time on the greens. They are calling my name. Can you hear them? FORE!

Copyright © April 2002 arnie s WACHMAN

Additional Notes:
Winter set in here mid October. On June 21st, at solstice, one can play golf until just after midnight. The sun will rise around 0400. The chirping birds will then wake you up.


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