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ON THE SAME DAY IN MARCH (excerpt)





In The ARCTIC

Polar bears ride on floes of ice,

stalking seals,

wishing fish,

as the six-month sun begins to rise

	slowly in the arctic skies.



	On the same day in March...





in ALBERTA, CANADA

Just when you can't even remember spring,

that wild Chinook blows in like a dragon,

and quicker than you can say Medicine Hat,

the biggest snow fort ever

is nothing but a dragon-shaped patch

in somebody's backyard.



	On the same day in March...





in PARIS, FRANCE

The sun slips out, still winter pale.

But all over the city,

at bus stops and markets,

on small streets and grand boulevards,

people hurrying to work or school,

people, huddled in their coats and scarves,

sitting at outdoor cafes and sipping chocolat - 

all of them turn up their faces

to enjoy the sun's shy smile 



	On the same day in March...





in NEW YORK CITY

It's too gray to play outside today.

The parents sigh, the little kids complain.

But the basketball players stay in the schoolyard,

arguing what's worse - 

snow or sleet or freezing rain.



	On the same day in March...





in THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

They said it was just a tiny twister - 

not big enough to spin a horse

or hoist a cow.

But it did suck up a bucket of water

and give Grandma's dirty old truck

the first wash it's had in weeks.



	On the same day in March...





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