WHERE IS SPRING?

Spring is slow in coming to Edmonton.

Slower than molasses in January

Slower than a piano rolling through the mud

Slower than a kettle awaited by a teapot

Slower than a snaking passport line-up

Slower than the plot of a soap opera

Slower than a tractor hauling machinery down a narrow country road

Slower in coming than the letter carrier bringing the decision about admission to college

Slower in coming than news from a potential employer after an interview

But not as slow in coming as spring in Inuvik!