it's the end of a long day
here in Chicago
weather made giddy by spring
with snow blown horizontal  by a west wind
bright sunlight made stop-action by scudding clouds
then more snow
the day then grew older and more responsible
calmed down to quiteness
the sparrows come out to gossip

boughs blow in the wind
practice for pollen exchange
life cycle once again

the sky crane lifts slabs
third floor in a new building
lots of noise today

ten minutes ago
the sky let loose heavy rain
now the sun shines bright

my daughter confounds
so much smarter than I was
am I proud or what

april fool today
most pranks are just plain silly
sadly some can hurt

walking down the alley
midday walk with my dog
Hey he says
nice day isn't it
he's a chicago native obviously
it's forty degrees
and he's in shorts, a T shirt
and flipflops
yes I say
wearing my gilet and heavy coat
it's nice with the sun out,
summer soon he says
and it'll be
too damm hot again