Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Indian Winter

Hey!
It's cold out here today!
This is May,
And it's supposed to be 
Spring 
Turning into
Summer,
So I can have my birthday.
But I need my jacket,
And my hat.
Oh, bother!
I wonder ---
Who played with the seasons
Last night
While we were all sleeping?

            Mattie J.T. Stepanek
May 18, 1994 (Age 3)
Used with permission
In Heartsongs(Hyperion, 2002)

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