Winter Blues

I sit in my chair,
waiting for winter to fail.

I wash my dishes,
hoping to hear summer wrens.

I vacuum my floors,
waiting for crocus to bloom.

I lay down to sleep,
wishing that winter was done.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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February 24, 2020 at 3:52 PM
That makes two of us. I have enough winter for one year. Wake me when it's gone. : ) Really cool Alison.
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February 24, 2020 at 3:56 PM
Thanks again Chris. Winters in Kansas are bizzar .. cold one day and mildly warm the next!
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February 24, 2020 at 2:12 PM
... we are waiting for spring ... with new energy ... great written, Alison :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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February 24, 2020 at 3:51 PM
Thanks Anne-Lise! It just kinda came on me when I had my morning coffee!
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