The Eve of the Hog

The eve of the hog

T'is the eve of the hog
And I'll sleep like a log
For tomorrow's the day
When the hog comes to say 
What the weather will be
For the rest of the year 

I shudder to think 
What the hog will predict
Six more weeks of winter
Or will spring quickly hither 

They call him Phil, and he's the prognosticator
Of when the weather will change to the primavera 
He's not a bat, a ferret, or mouse
His home's Punxsutawney 
And he lives in a house

He'll poke his head out, and might see his shadow
Then run in and burrow, like something's the matter
We can all hope the hog will hasten the summer
Cuz without this day, life'd be a bummer
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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August 16, 2016 at 11:55 AM
Ralph, , Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :) Drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs **YNR - SKAT**
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August 16, 2016 at 11:54 AM
Lol...you made me chuckle with the rhyme... lol....you are the awesome one. A HIGH 7...AND A FAV....SKAT
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