A Warm Day In Winter

blue skies
+6 
we're melting
no breeze to speak of 
the (green!) grass is peaking through
I'm lapping it up 
while it lasts!






















































































A Warm Day In Winter









“Sunshine on de medders,

Greenness on de way;

Dat ’s de blessed reason

I sing all de day.”

Look hyeah! Whut you axin’?

Whut meks me so merry?

‘Spect to see me sighin’

W’en hit’s wa’m in Febawary?



Long de stake an’ rider

‘  Seen a robin set;

W’y hit ‘mence a-thawin’,

Groun’ is monst’ous wet.

Den you stan’ dah wond’rin’,

Lookin’ skeert an’ stary;

I’s a right to caper

W’en hit’s wa’m in Febawary.



Missis gone a-drivin’,

Mastah gone to shoot;

Ev’ry da’ky lazin’

In de sun to boot.

Qua’tah ’s moughty pleasant,

Hangin’ ‘roun’ my Mary;

Cou’tin’ boun’ to prospah

W’en hit’s wa’m in Febawary

Cidah look so pu'ty
Po'in' f'om de jug-
Don' you see it's happy?
Hyeah it laffin' - glug?
Now's de time fu' people
Fu' to try an' bury
All day grief an' sorrer,
W'en hit's wa'm in Febawary.




-Paul Laurence Dunbar-