Short Poems for Kids ✍️

Dear old friend,

Can’t fool me!

I know you're there. 
I heard you deep inside 
that peach-puff cloud 
this afternoon. 

Then
when my last ice-breath 
wind-spun towards earth 
yesterday—

I couldn't help but spot that
tiny blink of new snowdrop. . . 

one of yours I think.

Haha spring!

And did I mention trees—
no longer 
wind-stabbing skeletons
every branch now 
soft-outlined
decorating the distance in 
shadows of just-green.

Or 
how about those 
slow-sail scents 
twining madcap loops 
through rose-flowered sky 
flush with slip-slide 
rain-dots . . .

In fact there's lots more 
I could talk about—
your dizzying insect-scuttles

colour-ruffles 

sunbeam tangles

not to mention those 
happy-go-lucky
warm wind-doodles! 

However, I think it's quite clear, 
spring,
that whatever I do
no matter how hard I try
you will outwit me
so . . . I might as well
just—

give in and welcome you!

Only please remember,
old friend,
you may have your
heady way 
with earth now—

rushing melted snow into 
giddy rivers and streams
flying pollen-pops helter-skelter
bursting blossoms 

day and night 
night and day

but tomorrow—

I will be back.

You see, truth is, spring,
there's no need to worry— 
in a few months
I'll take over while you— 

you spend some time alone.

Just imagine.

You can go curl up in the 

far-away underneath of things 
and dream your riotous 
mind-boggling moments of 
new beginnings!!


Love and lots of snowy hugs from

Your old friend,

Winter xxxxooo


Zaro Weil