The days have gotten warmer
Pollen season has rolled around
The landscape has a sunny glow
With all that yellow stuff on the ground
Coughing, sneezing, watery eyes
Stuffy nose, puffy face, aching head
A look in the bathroom mirror
Makes me wonder if I woke up dead
As I spray the Astelin up my nose
With my head locked in a vise
I remember times I've been worse off
So the least I can do is be nice
Guess I'll get dressed and go to Wal*Mart
Can't put off errands and chores
My nose runs like sap from a sugar tree
As soon as I get outdoors
My blue car looks green from the pollen
Birds and bees try to chase me down
Guess I'll stop off at the carwash
As long as I'm going to town
Then, driving along, I start to smile
At scads of flowers and children at play
This old lady has found a blessing
For God has sent another beautiful day
So I sniff and snort and cough and sneeze
You know, it's not so bad, at that
'Cause with all the ugliness in this old world
I could be old and poor and fat
Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
April 12, 2009
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