Waiting impatiently
for spring.
These days of
gray skies and silence
soon to be interrupted
by cars splashing
through street puddles,
occasional bird chatter.
Feel like a kid again.
Waiting impatiently
for sunshine
and recess.
God bless inner kids
wherever you be.
Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.