Spring Tantrums Poem by Bryan Taplits

The loams of Spring were all about
The world was once more clean
It made all people want to shout
As they expected what Spring would bring.
No longer were they worried
The winter slush-such a pain-had gone
Their legs felt longer as eagerly they scurried
Since the nights were now short and the days were long.
One entity, though, was also alert
To the rapture the Spring and their showers would bring
Yes, life would return and also re-assert
And gnats-if only they could -would once again sing.
So they buzzed all about in their hurry
The Spring being their favorite time,
If they needed to they'd hire a surrey
So they could offend and pester and whine.
And the blood-works that they eagerly cobbled-
Gave great annoyance
to those
On whom they rapaciously gobbled.