The Groundhog

The groundhog, scared of his own shadow,

was right, as always, six more weeks

of this cold season, March 16^th, and

to remind us, Mother Nature delivered a load

of winter just two days before. The seasons are

her realm, not ours, subject to Nature’s whims,

Nature’s schedules, weather and seasons beyond us

but to prepare as we can, to deal with them, as we do,

when they come and when they go, complain as we might.

Teasing us with melting snow and shirt sleeve warmth,

winter’s gloom and cold are lingering still.