"APRIL"

April

Ah April I welcome you

Along with your blooms

Rain and whirlygigs that

Fall from my maple trees

And cover my yard like

A blanket of snow.

Your rain I don’t mind

It’s a welcome relief

And I love your breeze.

But all of the above

Make me sneeze.

The allergies came not

Long ago

And lo and behold

April brings them out

In me.

So I grab an umbrella

Just in case

And stuff tissues

Everywhere when I must

Go out.

You are the month of hope

That brings back the color

That winter desperately grabbed

And hid.

You are the month of blooms

Cheering us when we need it

Desperately.

What would we do without you?

You are a respite before the

Hot heat of summer descends upon

Us.

So bring your rain, your blooms

And your color.

Allergies aside,

I need you as much

As everyone else.

Welcome April!

Sherry Hill