April
- by Marcia Masters
It’s a roller-skating, scissor-grinding day;
It’s gingham-waisted, chocolate flavored, lazy,
With the children flower-scattered at their play.
It’s the sun like watermelon,
And the sidewalks overlaid
With a glaze of yellow yellow
Like a jar of marmalade.
It’s the mower gently mowing,
And the stars like startled glass,
While the mower keeps on going
Through a waterfall of grass.
Then the rich magenta evening
Like a sauce upon the walk,
And the porches softly swinging
With a hammockful of talk.
It’s the hobo at the corner
With his lilac-sniffing gait,
And the shy departing thunder
Of the fast departing skate.
It’s lemonade, it’s lemonade, it’s April!
A water sprinkler, puddle winking time,
When a boy who peddles slowly,
With a smile remote and holy,
Sells you April, chocolate flavored, for a dime.
Yes, Spring is here! My favorite time of year, and no it's not just because it's my birthday time. The warm weather after this horrible winter is what we all need. The fresh cut grass is a smell that I look forward to at this time of year (until my allergies kick in at least). Finally I will see my neighbors who are like strangers to each other because no one wants to be outside in the cold winter.
Spring break is giving me time to catch up on all the things I need to do. Cleaning my room, organizing paperwork, reading, etc. Passover starts Monday. Seder as usual is at my house. It is a great holiday where we always have friends come together. This year it is the four of us, Katie and Steph, Adam's friend Lukas, and possibly my cousin Andy (and maybe Aunt Barbara). There are no really big plans for break except for Passover and the Saturday before Easter when I go into the city with mom and Aunt Cindi to see West Side Story.
Updates on my week off are to come soon.
<3 Nanci...btw before anyone asks the picture is not mine. It was a sample picture on my computer. I am just trying to get a handle on this blogging thing.
