Longing For Spring

Longing For Spring

Once a day and sometimes more

I look out my day dream door

To see if spring is out there yet

I'm really anxious, but musn't fret.

I see the snow a melting down

And lots of mud and slush around

I know the grass will surely sprout

and birds and flowers will come out

But why oh why does it take so long?

I'm sure the calendar can't be wrong.

Sunshine fills my heart with cheer

I wish that spring were really here.

-Edna T. Helberg

April Fools!

The first of April, some do say,
Is set apart for All Fools Day.
But why the people call it so,
Nor I, nor they themselves do know.
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment!
-Poor Robin's Almanac, 1790

The Rain

The Rain
Pitter-patter, raindrops,
Falling from the sky;
Here is my umbrella
To keep me safe and dry!
When the rain is over,
And the sun begins to glow,
Little flowers start to bud,
And grow, and grow, and grow!
-Anonymous