In sudden crash and rattle,
like Monon through the wall,
the April shower blasted
its icy free-for-all.
With such a din and clatter,
so deafeningly unkind,
the caution: Now, if spring,
can winter be far behind?
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April 16, 2024 at 12:54 pm
Maureen bite your tongue and your fingers! “Can winter be far behind” are words that I don’t want to hear or see written! 🤗 I’m sorry your area got pelted with hail. Hail is nasty and the sound of it alone is frightening, let alone the damage it can cause.
Hope you are enjoying a sunny day with warmer temperatures.
Ginger🦋
April 16, 2024 at 1:01 pm
Dismal, isn’t it? Just when I think maybe the trees will blossom and I can put my woolies away, here comes the ice! Mother Nature has no manners! Thanks for your good wishes, Ginger. I too hope for warmth and sun!
April 16, 2024 at 5:37 pm
Yikes! I just got a text from my brother (Iowa) about “blinding rain and severe hail” – I don’t even want to think about that. I certainly don’t want to think about the return of winter. I’m with Ginger on that one. Take care and stay safe. I hope the hail didn’t damage anything,
April 16, 2024 at 6:27 pm
Thanks, Dan, no damage except to my nerves. It really sounded like a locomotive coming through. Usually hail gives a little warning with a few taps, but not this time! I believe the blinding rain and severe hail, but I think your brother got it worse — at least so far. I hope no damage for him, and for the rest of everyone to the east.
April 16, 2024 at 5:49 pm
Hail, really. Wow. What we get are the darn winds that rattle everything and bring down branches. I’m hoping it moves through quickly and doesn’t plan a return visit. We’re lucky we have sunshine and good temps today with no wind or hail. 🙂
April 16, 2024 at 6:29 pm
I think yesterday here was calm, but that was most unusual — and most welcome. The wind is back today, and it could be bringing some serious stuff, but I think south of us will get it worse. These are restless time.
April 16, 2024 at 6:37 pm
“Restless times” covers a lot of territory these days, and I’ll leave it right there. 🙂
April 16, 2024 at 6:44 pm
I knew you would understand.
April 16, 2024 at 6:07 pm
Those last two lines….now isn’t that a thought?! That is some monster hail for sure. Let me see if I can gather up some of our ‘near 80 degree weather’ and send it your way. 😎
April 16, 2024 at 6:32 pm
Yes, please! Actually the last several days have been sunny and warm, but only yesterday was calm. The sunshine was SOOOO wonderful! In Indiana it doesn’t pay to get complacent about spring; it can change in a blink because winter fights hard here. I’ve known snow in May. I didn’t like it, but I knew it.
April 16, 2024 at 10:19 pm
Maureen, this poem is fabulous. I like your ending; indeed, the cycles continue…
April 16, 2024 at 10:28 pm
Thanks, Suzette! The cycle does indeed go on. At this point in the cycle, however, I think winter should bow out!
April 16, 2024 at 10:34 pm
I can totally relate.i am wearing my winter coat here in the Northwest.
April 16, 2024 at 11:27 pm
My sympathies!
April 16, 2024 at 11:31 pm
Oh, no worries. It’s all good. It’s quite normal for us here.