Jose Cisneros wrote: > Another spring is waking > it stirs in it's sleep > a dreaming smile pulls at it's lips > fitfully pulling at the covers of dirty snow > and tattered leaves > The light shifting whiter day by day > small flocks of geese bring news > of warmer weather up > from the south > young eagles slide across the sky > looking for breaks in the ice > old winter melts and weeps > turning clear tea water > a muddy brown > swelling the banks of > mosquito creek > > > So.... It's almost time..... > Time to plant the peas and start the peppers > Blinding the eyes of seed potatoes with dirt. > A question. > Do you say cur-rick or do you say cree-k? > > Regards > > Jose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Being Scottish, I call it a "burn".