Art by Janet Eager Krueger

Happy Birthday, May!

I opened the window

And in stepped May,

Bringing a party

For her birthday.

She brought roses

And tulips

And strawberry pie.

She brought robins

And chipmunks

And squirrels that fly.

She brought puppies

And rainbows

And kittens that mew.

She brought sunshine

And picnics

And pigeons that coo.

She brought crickets

And bluebirds

And beetles that sing.

She brought buttercup

Cakes

With creamy icing.

She brought all the things

A May day can bring.

She brought in herself--

She brought in Spring.

©Charles Ghigna