Spring Is In the Air

I gathered the rakes... for leaves had covered everything I gathered the limbs and made up my mind My dad is 82 years young and it is all left up to me now Spring is in the air, and there''s work to be done The tables are turned and I''ve learned a lot As I sat on my papa''s knee tuning in to his wisdom As I helped strong busy hands clean up natures many grande messes And during those glorious evening walks exploring the results of our daily tasks Pure contentment... satisfaction at ease! The ending of one''s long journey... scurrying into another''s simple visionary walk in life... Chosen while resting on ''that'' knee and enjoying great ''wise tales'' Spring is in the air... --Shirley Sibley