Dairy queen will open soon
And the ice will melt from the trees
and the streams will rush with life
And dairy queen will open soon
Clocks will jump forward
We will pick ripe strawberries and blueberries
We will buy seedlings full of hope at the farmers market
And dairy queen will open soon
The snow will melt to make way for green grass
The birds will start to sing songs of redemption and rebirth
The days will be longer
Bedtimes will be later
And Dairy Queen will open soon
We will have meaningful debates about the value of the last
week of school
About which beach has the best sand
About when we should go to Boston
Longing for the days we will spend sitting in the back of a pickup
truck eating ice cream from Dairy Queen
The perpetually grayness will fade into spring colors
Blues, pinks, purples
Easter bunnies and peeps
We will hunt for chocolate eggs
And eat lamb around a big table
And we will say what we are thankful for
And there is no doubt that one of us will say we are
thankful that Dairy Queen will open soon.
