They’ve switched spring on now <br />But, on some of our sets <br />The contrast is too high, <br />The volume far too loud <br /> <br />As hastily uncovered flesh <br />Sports goosepimples <br />Too proud to hide <br /> <br />And sunglassed poseurs <br />Fumble in the dark <br />Like the blind <br />Each time a <br />Fleeting passing cloud appears <br /> <br />And fashionable shorts <br />Seem to be magnets <br />For that sneaky wind <br />Which April’s sorcerer <br />Kept up his sleeve. <br /> <br />Redundant raincoats <br />Sit at home and laugh <br />At our precocity <br />And sheer ineptitude. <br /> <br />Yes, spring’s switched on <br />But we are not switched on <br />To her inconsistency.<br /><br />C Richard Miles<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/spring-fashion/
