Jest rain and snow! and rain again!
  And dribble! drip! and blow!
Then snow! and thaw! and slush! and then—
  Some more rain and snow!

This morning I was ’most afeard
  To wake up—when, I jing!
I seen the sun shine out and heerd
  The first blue-bird of Spring!—
Mother she ’d raised the winder some;—
And in acrost the...