No chance of April showers
April has gone away,
The month of May and maybe
Begins on this very day.
Commonly known as May Day
From work workers will take a rest,
Labour Day it's also known as
With entertainment at its best.
Take Barbados for example:
Picnic spots will be rammed
And these workers will take a breather
To have their annual May Day jam.
Per chance should showers come
Remember what month begins today,
They can’t be April showers
For these don’t come in May.
As for me, I am staying put
And you maybe able to guess why,
I am not as young as I used to be
And me this heat would fry.
It is truly energy sapping
And there’re no showers to cool it down,
No chance of April showers in May
Unless April comes back round.
Not in a day, I guess you’d say,
April was only yesterday,
Well, I would be extremely contented
If showers do come in May.
Or I could wait till June
For some showers to cool me down,
Do recall it’s in the month of June
Hurricane season comes around.
It’s until the 31st of November
I’m sure I heard a Minister say
So, whether at home or at a picnic spot,
Do have an enthralling May Day!
And if per chance it starts to rain
Remember today is May Day,
These won’t be April showers for sure,
For April can’t come in May.
Stewart Russell © May 1, 2024
