April Appropos 1: The Cruellest Joke

I heard the first peepers of the season tonight.

They were few and far between.

But this smattering of chirps will soon become a rousing chorus.

This year, they’ve arrived quite late, indicative of our chilly early spring.

At least I hope that’s just the story and not some precursor to global warming.

That would be too cruel an April Fools.

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