Spring © Tony Fallon 043018

Spring © Tony Fallon 043018

It’s over a year ago since I remember spring

A young lad was in the park with a kite on a string

I said you go and get your brother’s fishing rod

And we’ll sent the kite up so high almost to God

He looked at me quizzically and asked “are you a nerd?”

I didn’t know a five year old would know such a word

He had that vacant look about him maybe he was ill

I wouldn’t be surprised if he was on some kind of pill

To stay anywhere near this wild lad could be a big mistake

So I walked on over to watch two loving swans on the lake

There were bunches of crocuses and a lot of daffodils

On the banks of the lake, fed by fresh water from the hills.

I saw a rabbit hop across the field followed by his pal

And two male thrushes fighting trying to impress some gal

The bee the bat the butterfly were nowhere to be seen

It rained the night before so the grass was getting green

There were pigeons cooing and there was at least one seagull

And a few pair of geese from Canada they probably were illegal

The weather certainly was better last year and not as severe

As the cold we’ve had already for four months of this year.

There is still great hope up here that the sun will reappear

And that we finally will get a spring before summer this year

With seeds I am waiting my bare garden to transform

I don’t need more cold weather just days that are warm.