Dear Mother Nature... Really?

 

More than half way through the month of April and it's cold!

We had snow this morning...  Winter's getting pretty old.

Don't know how much more of cold and rainy I can take.

I've  grown really sick of it.  I need a little break.

Somewhere warm and sunny - near an ocean - would be nice.

Margaritas on the beach?  Don't need to ask me twice.

It's not gonna happen but a girl can always dream...

Still, if I don't see the sun tomorrow I will scream.

Thank You National Grid, et al.

 

Massachusetts just survived a pretty tough two weeks;

Three Nor'easters blew through here, as Mother Nature sneaks

One last blast of winter in - with two more feet of snow

Covering the broken trees that fell six days ago.

 'though there is a lot of shoveling I must complete,

Once I'm done I get to come inside to lights and heat

'cause we got our power back before this latest storm

And we made it through unscathed... I hear we're not the norm.

Lots of people on the Cape are sitting in the dark

As the temperatures descend below the freezing mark.

Thank you to the power crews who came from out of town,

Hard at work replacing all the lines these storms brought down.

I know we'll all get through this because we always do...

Blizzards in New England in the Spring are nothing new.

Doesn't mean we have to like it though - unless you ski -

Most of us are sick of winter here... Including me!

Readying for Reno

The adjustor's coming here in order to assess

If our home insurance plan will cover for the mess

Winter left behind it with its snow and wind and ice;

Taking out our stairs and dripping through the ceiling... Twice.

So, I have to clean the house - again - a task I hate.

We've sure had a lot of strangers visiting of late;

Coming by in preparation for the reno start...

There's a lot of work before they tear your house apart.

This place hasn't looked so neat since we had both the boys

And we filled it up with our accumulated toys.

But, I can't have people here discussing future jobs

Learning that they're working for a bunch of lazy slobs.

A Valentine's Blizzard

Valentines in Massachusetts plan on staying home;

Blizzards aren't the best of times for anyone to roam

Far from hearth or home-cooked meal... I'm broiling some fillets.

I just leave my house to shop for groceries these days.

That's not what the local restaurants want to hear, I know...

But, with blizzard warnings up, I've got no urge to go

Anywhere but cuddled up with blankets on our couch

(When it comes to cuddling, my sweetie ain't no slouch.)

Oldest son is coming home.  We've missed him very much.

Happy I'll have my 3 Valentines where I can touch.

Somehow, I have promised, he'll get back to Plymouth State

But, if it's still snowing here, he'll probably be late.

Uncle!

(Photo/Courtesy of Charlie in Stoneham via WCVB's ULocal)

Hearty, old New Englanders like me - 'though born and bred

To the winter season in the region are in dread

Of the 5 day forecast we've been hearing on the news;

It's not good for us or our exhausted snowplow crews.

Thursday into Friday - snow...  More snow Sunday night.

In this tunnel of our winter that oncoming light

Is a train wreck up ahead (if they can clear the tracks.)

No relief in sight for our poor old and aching backs.

I have got a snowbank that's, at least, 1 story high;

Ice dams on our roof have caused a leaky ceiling...  Sigh.

Even old New Englanders (who aren't inclined to whine)

Reach an upper threshold for our winters.  We've passed mine.

Springing Forward

A Public Service Announcement

Saturday we change the clocks to try and fool our brain;

Seems like there's more sunlight with the hour that we gain.

Proof that seasons come and go and Spring is on its way

'though we've half convinced ourselves that Winter's here to stay.

Even those who love the snow are sick of it by now...

It's too cold for skiing and the folks who drive a plow

Lost their minds 3 storms ago because they're human, too.

They, like all the rest of us, want Winter to be through.

When we hear the news Niagara Falls is, mostly, frozen

Winter weary northerners regret the states we've chosen.

As the year rolls into March, with all of us still freezing,

We begin to think a southern clime would be more pleasing.

You don't get this in Florida. (Photo/www.thebookoftravel.com)

Here We Go Again

(Photo/My.Opera.com)

Wish that I could warn my tulips and my daffodils

Foot of snow is on the the way...  I wonder if it kills

Crocuses and other flowers that began to peep

Tender shoots above the ground? They should go back to sleep.

That is what I plan to do with Winter hanging on.

It could be July before this wretched snow is gone.

I like snow for Christmas.  After that, I think it should

Just fall in the mountains so the skiing will be good.

I am more than ready for this Winter to be through...

Calendar says Spring but Mother Nature is a shrew.

Easter Bunny ought to ask to borrow Santa's sleigh

'cause, in Massachusetts, we'll be digging out 'til May.