L Milton Hankins Poet Quatrain

Miss Kentucky April

Miss Kentucky April arrives on gentle breeze
Blowing the new-born leaves on ornamental trees,
But we know Miss April is playing us a trick,
Dangerous hard hailstorms can pop up just as quick.

April always seems like the beginning of spring
But the middle of the month can easily bring
A peppering of light snowflakes come drifting down,
The sudden cold temperatures will make us frown.

“It is just blackberry winter,” our elders say
Hoping the sudden cold weather will soon give way,
When Miss April bursts of color in daffodils
Dandelions and violets the meadow fills

Before we know it, Miss April brings blowing rains,
Clogging gutters, occasionally our storm drains.
Miss April says to put away our winter coat
For winter is over, and that is all she wrote!


Written April 10, 2021
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Christuraj Alex May 10, 2021 at 10:41 PM A Beautiful Poem. Congratulations! L Milton Hankins May 11, 2021 at 7:56 AM Thanks so much, Christuraj.

Caren Krutsinger April 12, 2021 at 6:36 AM This is such a terrific description of Iowa's April and Nebrska's April and Missouri's April and Kansas's April too! "But the middle of the month can easily bring A peppering of light snowflakes come drifting down, The sudden cold temperatures will make us frown." Wow! L Milton Hankins April 12, 2021 at 7:35 AM Thanks, Caren...it's north-eastern Kentucky here. April is two-faced!