APRIL
April, the fourth month
At last we are over the holidays
The tree has been put away
Ornaments carefully wrapped
Other holidays have come and gone
The weather is milder
Tiny green shoots are coming up
Some afternoons are actually warm
The sun shines brightly
Except when it snows
The weather has been a little confused
This year
Usually there is a freeze and snow in April
But this year it seems there has been
More snow
Difficult to go
Today the sky is clear
No clouds
Only New Mexico blue
As far as you can see
The day begins early
With a promise
I love the image of that New Mexico blue sky, and the day beginning early with a promise. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteYou have really described your April well. One really does NOT want to see snow in April.
ReplyDelete"The weather has been a little confused
ReplyDeleteThis year"....This is a very important message Annell. This is seen all over the world. I like the April day beginning with a promise.
Really beautifully written, it captures the changing of everything around you. Well done.
ReplyDeleteEven as the weather confuses, April's "promise" still awaited with the dawn. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love that close. I often feel that same way here in Arizona. (It's beginning to heat up quite a bit here! Yesterday was 92 degrees.)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the passage and packing away of holidays coming to the month of April. There is a clash of expectancy and reality when April turns to summer on us.
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