ANOTHER LIE

Mother lied to us again

Promised us 40 degrees

And said the sun would

Shine.  It is 26 degrees

And gray.  The wind did

Blow but it was not promised

It blew the green-blue lake

Water onto the shoreline

Snow turning it to a shade

Of dirty avocado.  Already

Feeling gloomy, this added

To our frustration.  Our

Patience was not paid off.

We have endured a higher

Degree of ice and snow

Missed the January thaw

And felt content waiting

For March to go out like a lamb

All things are not as they

Should be and the groundhog

Does not lie even though he

Is liberal in his forecasts

This will end.  It always does

Soon we will hear the song birds

And flowers will hail the

New season

Stanski on April 2, 2022 ^