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From two opposite corners of the world...
~ Australia ~
An Ode to March
Dear March, tonight the garden breathed your name.
I heard it from Crepe Myrtle when she dropped
a red-gold leaf, then Daisy said the same:
It�s time old Summer�s tyranny was stopped.
We feel the coolness of your gentle touch
at twilight and again at break of day,
and though you come so softly you are much
the stronger; summer can�t hold you at bay!
We yearn for autumn, favoured of all seasons,
we yearn for morning mists and cool sweet rain.
We need you for a multitude of reasons,
and long for gold and crimson leaves again.
Come swiftly March, we sicken with the heat
and tire of rampant growth; we long to rest.
Come swiftly now, and make hot summer beat
a crushed retreat! Ah March! We love you best.
(c) 2002 Judie Peet
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~ Canada ~
An Ode to March
We hear the skirl of the winds announce
your stalwart trek through snow-piled drifts.
We love your irrepressible bounce,
accept your volatile mood that shifts
from sullen sighs to a roguish grin.
With feisty defiance, you take a swing
at frosty winter's arrogant chin,
then open the equinox door for spring.
In subtle degrees, your hands will peel
the layers of crusted ice between
still-huddled roots; you start to heal
the blistered soil with soft-hued green.
The song of awakening leaps and spills
beneath your firm and piercing glance;
you sweep through the prairies and fir-clad hills,
preparing the stage for April's dance.
(c) 2002 Laryalee Fraser
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