Explore "Winter" by Dallas Lore Sharp on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
According to the almanac March 21st is the last day of winter. The almanac is not always to be trusted -- not for hay weather, or picnic weather, or sailing weather; but you can always trust it for March 21st weather. Whatever the weather man at Washington predicts about it, whatever comes, -- snow, sleet, slush, rain, wind, or frogs and sunshine, -- March 21st _is_ the last day of winter.
The sun "crosses the line" that day; spring crosses with him; and I cross over with the spring.