Poem 274: In Like A Lion

I am reminded of that old saying that comes up every year

The one you hear when spring is getting near

The mantra is now centuries old

Echoed by generations that were tired of the cold

If we are to assume there is some validity to this phrase

Spring is just around the corner, you can count down the days

“March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb”

Hopefully “Mother Nature” delivers and we don’t fall to another scam

The month has come roaring in and delivered record cold

I’m keeping my fingers crossed as the next few weeks unfold

The last few days, an event has been happening every morning

I wake up and read an alert about a heavy snowfall warning

It was widespread and many major cities were affected

Some areas received a lot more than was expected

So it’s done and should be all downhill from here

Instead of steady accumulations, the snow should soon disappear

Decided to do some research as I sometimes do

It seems this saying was first published in 1732

It says a “British” author has this claim to fame

He wrote a book of proverbs and “Thomas Fuller” was his name

So that was almost three centuries ago, 293 years to be precise

This is just an old adage, can’t be taken as sound advice!

This came from “Great Britain”, now I understand

The weather there is different from our “home and native land”

So what am I supposed to do now that this reality has set in?

Who knows when spring will really begin?

So I’ll keep the snowblower tuned up and my shovels close by

Three more weeks of cold is something I can’t deny

The days are getting longer and I can shovel in the sun

Who am I fooling, this winter isn’t close to being done!

In fact I’m getting so chilly that I have to turn up the heat

This is my final line and now this poem is complete