Springtime in Vermont

In late February

My Dad said to me,

“Man, I love winter,

But I don’t love

Shoveling my driveway.

I’m ready for spring.”

 

In March,

My Mom said,

“You know, I love the snow,

But I just can’t take

The cold

Like I used to.

Winter can go away now”

 

Now it’s April,

And my son and daughter

 

Keep asking,

“When will it be spring?

Will it ever be spring?

Does spring even exist anymore?”

 

Not me.

I know

That there will be

ice

and snow

and sleet

and freezing cold temperatures

all

the

way

to

June

in this neck of the woods.

So in the meantime

I’m happy for the snow.

 

Because I

REALLY

don’t love

the

mud.

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