At long last snows have melted
Thin ice has ebbed away
As suddenly as they descended
They disappeared one day
And what remained on streets in town
And what loomed large, I found
Were craters in the crumbled earth
On highways all around
They bumped my engine, jostling me
And rattled axle’s steel
Threatening to swallow car and all
in a gulp of metal meal
Like snakes devouring their snacks
Like sinkholes in tropical climes
They pocked the roads and pooled the rain
And dotted miles of slime
If I’m not careful at the wheel
I may fall out of groove
sticking in the gravelled underbelly
Of streets which lost their smooth
If I’m not steady at the helm
But sway from side to side
I may be taken from my place
For much more than a ride
I’ll stay alert when seasons turn
but winter lingers on
watch out for pothole monsters
Feasting in the early dawn
I’ll not get swallowed in the mist
Steer clear of a small lagoon
Will not fall prey to earthy pits
Where I won’t be found till June!
