When winter's wintry winds are sent
And spring has sprung anew
When birdies tweet, the end of lent
And buds shall bid adieu
When shining rays makes spring consent
To burst the bulging buds
And summer shimmers, heaven sent
In meadows and in woods
When autumn orders summer gone
And takes the reins himself
Then snuffs out summer ,leaving none
With vitriol and stealth
And thus the winds call winter back
O'er farmland and o'er fen
To launch once more an ice attack
Until its spring again