Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Winter lament (a poem)


Snow in March
What the Hell is going on?
Winter depression in mid-Spring
Why is this happening?

Why can’t I hibernate?
Wouldn’t it be nice, in late
October, to pack myself away
for 5 months and a day
and wake up, smiling, in Spring?
Wouldn’t that be a thing?
Mind you - Spring is now as Winter used to be
so that’s no good for me

Maybe I should sleep for 11 months each year
and only wake up for the two weeks that we see the sun appear
But how to get my timing right?
You can’t trust the forecasters - they’re shite
So maybe we should give up on ‘em
like I’m about to give up on this poem

RC 27-3-13

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