Old Man March (Haiku for Children)
Spring is Not a Place in Time; Spring is a State of Mind
Old Man March's long beard,
Is full of nests, buds, wind, rain,
Small toads and rainbows.
Is full of nests, buds, wind, rain,
Small toads and rainbows.
Published by Mary Naylor confirmed
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8 Comments
Post a CommentI guess March is the most unpredictable month with a little of it all.
Very Charming! Wonderful Picture!
Thank You!
good work!
How cute. Nice job!
,,,And more snow. Four more inches tonight, and it's STILL snowing! Excellent haiku, thanks!
Spring in a beard - you have a wonderful sense of humor to go along with your great imagination! Excellent. rcj
Delightful indeed mary!
I love the image of March as an old man with with springtime fun and memories of childhood in his beard, wonderful haiku...every spring we would go to the frog pound to catch polliwogs...and now I will with my grandchildren, thanks Mary for taking me back, delightful...:0)