I didn’t see them, clouds too thick But geese flew over, calling and I ran out quick But not a sign above- only the sound Of children in the school playground Hockey’s out and skipping’s in And teachers can’t keep discipline For Spring is here.  The sound of melting snow trickling and flowing down the…

Red, read, bead, bed, head, heed Held, meld, weld, gelding in the green field. Head down grazing Grinding, never minding With large yellowing teeth In his mild gelding warm-coated way.   Where did you come from Brown-coated gelding? With a tame mane And a tail flicking The few morning flies. Have you lived a long…

No matter how much we protest, moan, tear our hair, run away for vacation, this winter will keep the boot on our pale flabby twisted necks until it is good and finished with us.  After a couple of brilliant days of strong sunshine, I see arrogant snowflakes blowing around outside my window.  How, like a…

Still floundering around in deep snow but managed to prune all the vines.  It is not going to be too warm  for the next few days so I have great hopes this year.  It was wonderful to see how what was once powder, formed snowflakes or even snow of a flour consistency is changing into…

Early sky The radio said “a spectacular sunrise” and I remembered “red sky in the morning, sailor’s warning”. So I went out to see and as I am hemmed in by the city, I climbed up the fire escape to see the spectacular sunrise.  The street light, still on at that early hour eclipsed the…