Spring Is In the Air

Winter is over and we're ready for Spring,
for flowers and bees and the birds that sing.
Today, in the garden center, I saw our first nest.
Watching the eggs hatch is Spring at its best.

But Spring on the coast is a fickle little mare.
One minute its warm, the next a bite in the air.
I worked outside all day, freezing off my a**.
Turned on the propane heater and look , out of gas.

The customers all commented, " You look rather cold".
"Yes", was my answer, but if truth be told,
the flowers, the colours, the scents and more
make the garden center the best place to work in the store.

So maybe tomorrow it'll warm up a wee bit
and if the sun peaks through that would be a big hit.
I love the garden center, especially in Spring.
More than the summer with the heat it will bring.

So even though today I'm chilled to the bone,
tomorrow I'll go back and try not to b*tch  and moan.




~~~~  25/03/2019  ~~~~~~
for the " Spring is in the Air " contest
sponsored by Emile Pinet
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019


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Date: 3/28/2019 9:55:00 AM
Congrats on your win.. love your sense of humor. BG
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Date: 3/27/2019 3:35:00 AM
Love it Francine, spring is here but there is still a bite in the air first thing but thankfully we are now on the right side of winter. Congrats. Tom.
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Date: 3/26/2019 8:42:00 PM
CONGRATS on your well-deserved win, Francine. :-) Janice
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Date: 3/26/2019 6:48:00 PM
Congratulations Francine! Your poem earned a distinguished place in my contest. This contest was very tough to judge, well done my friend, Emile.
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