WINTER

Has anyone seen the winter?

I don’t know where it’s gone.

It made a brief appearance

But didn’t hang around.

I hardly wore my sweaters

Or my heavy winter coats.

My boots stayed in the cupboard

My thermals in a box.

The snowline is receding

There’s been no rain in Spain

The water there’s been rationed

And everyone’s afraid.

The daffodils are blooming,

The daisies are all out

The frogs have woken early

And the bees bumbling about.

If we don’t get it together

We’ll all be seriously f****d

The planet has been patient

But its patience is running out.