When it is 21°F (-6° C) at noon in Boston ....

They say it's spring in Boston
Beneath a clear blue sky
But ice dams still
On rooftops lurk
And laugh, and shout "You lie!"

They say it's spring in Boston
After our record snow
But snowbanks,
Frozen solid still
Stolidly say, "Just no!"


They say it's spring in Boston
The potholes rule the road
But ice forms in them
Every night
The road bed to corrode

They say it's spring in Boston
But I think they do not know
Spring ain't just
A calendar date,
When still the north winds blow

They say it's spring in Boston
While gardeners just sigh
No tilling works
In frozen ground
First planting may be in July!