
*Illustration reference:
Costume design for the opera Snow Maiden
Artist: Viktor Mikhaylovich
Oh Spring that most mercurial season
When sky smiles or rumbles for any old reason
It warms and it cools in the course of one day
It might start out lovely then end with dismay
Or just for a jape the air swirls thick with sleet
By mid-day it’s melted, wet muck under feet
You need a light jacket, or mittens and parka
You go out in sunshine, next minute it’s darker
A sweet calming breeze in a snap turns to bluster
You face it with all of the nerve you can muster
Predicting the weather is like herding wild cats
The calendar’s covered with spasmodic stats
Yet tide will soon turn and the days will dawn brighter
Our clothes, like our mood, will be finer and lighter
For like eager children with anticipation
Impatience soon turns to all-out full elation
When all days are sunny and temperatures rise
We rollick with glee under pleasureful skies
We’re finally at that beloved time of the year
The Spring Equinox, long-awaited, is here!
(The snow on the ground may belie declaration
Still worthy of throwing budtime celebration!)
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