<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“Song Of March”</b> by Patricia L. Cisco</div><div><br></div><div>With winter's footprints in the past,</div><div>and snows begin to melt at last.</div><div><br></div><div>With longer days and shorter nights, </div><div>the wayward winds of March take flight.</div><div><br></div><div>Four winds she holds within her grip,</div><div>then hurls them from her fingertip.</div><div><br></div><div>Her woolly, fleecy clouds of white,</div><div>she sets in skies of blue delight.</div><div><br></div><div>Her wild bouts of gusty breezes</div><div>roar through valleys, hills, and trees.</div><div><br></div><div>That high pitch whistling song she sings</div><div>awakens earth and flowering things.</div><div><br></div><div>She tears a hole in heaven's sky</div><div>so sun can shine and rain can cry.</div><div><br></div><div>She gently calms as spring draws near, </div><div>as blooming daffodils appear.</div><div><br></div><div>She welcomes April showers in, </div><div>then gathers up her dwindling winds.</div><div>Now her long journey home begins,</div><div><br></div><div>knowing she'll be back this way, </div><div>upon a cold, late winter's day, </div><div><br></div><div>when nights grow short</div><div>and days grow long.</div><div>Listen for her whistling song!</div></div><div><br></div>——————————————-<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>