Stray Thoughts: Winter Confusion

The snowdrifts in the yard are gone

the grass creeps up at last

the geese return in noisy flight

winter, it seems, has passed

But I can’t help but wonder

watching on the evening news

did winter get the message

or is winter just confused?

The graying of the sky makes me

believe the news is true

The wind that blows the grit around

sounds just like blizzards do

Then here it comes, from up above

first rain, then h…