SIGNS OF SPRING It won’t be very long now Til winter skies turn blue; Til North winds change direction; And groundhog dreams come true. The days are getting longer; The mercury’s rising higher; Seed catalogs in the mailbox Every gardener to inspire. The purple crocus are pushing Up through cracks in frozen ground, And bird watchers are excited To see robins coming ‘round. But one sure sign of early spring And that the sun is playing for keeps Is a present from my husband - My first box of marshmallow Peeps! He knows they are my favorite- These chicks without a nest, And that of all the pastels I like the yellow ones best. There’s something about that first box When winter turns to spring; My heart melts like the snowy ground And my soul begins to sing. That box of sticky goodies Is such a tasty treat, A token of his love for me A remembrance very sweet That we’ve come through another winter Forty-three since we were wed, And life just keeps getti