Spring snow

It was warm at the weekend, so when I woke up to the sun streaming through the windows, I dressed for spring.. and froze biking through the icy blasts on the way to work. It even snowed this afternoon! I’m told snow in spring, 'haru no yuki', signals good luck for the year ahead, which cheered me somewhat as I shivered in a cotton skirt and top!

“The spring wind whispers –
in with the luck!
The plums smell good –
away with the devils!
Is it raining?
Is it snowing?
I don’t care –
tonight and tomorrow
we shall drink ginger sake!”