“It is spring again,

And the earth is like a child

That knows poems by heart.”

Rainer Maria Rilke

I love to rise at daybreak

On a gorgeous spring day

What an invigorating time

For both work and for play

The robin is already singing

A chattering squirrel stops by

The sparrows are tending nests

Soon, their tiny newborns will fly

I start the day by painting my fences

Then, I do a little spading in my yard

My dogs quickly convince me to play

And, they never have to try very hard

Little Jack, he needs no trampoline or springboard

He jumps high in the air, to catch his favorite Frisbee

Junior, Tater, and Carrie love to wrestle in the green grass

Blanca, Scruffy, Shadow, and Turbo love the spring breeze

Soon, my spouse arrives with some refreshments for us all

Then, she and I discuss what types of flowers we will plant

Before I know it, another lovely spring day has come to an end

But the working and the playing, in the spring, are oh so grand

I love to rise at daybreak,

On a gorgeous spring day;

What an invigorating time,

For both work and for play.

©Spring 2013, Mr. Ed