Spring Breaking

It's thirty two degrees outside
Snow and ice still on the ground clinging
To the last hours of life in this form
This afternoon it will be fifty five and
The snow and ice will be water again
Running down the drains and into the lake

Despite the cold
All of the kids are outside
Before eight AM

Coats  Boots  Gloves  Snowpants
on
Scooters Bikes Green Machine

The joy of outdoor playtime
Still a springtime novelty
Insulating them
As they climb on and through
The six foot pile of plowed snow
One last time