Local

Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION

Your weekend weather

By: Doug Speirs

Posted: 04/21/2012 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

OK, kids, let's slip into our tuxedos and/or evening gowns, pour a snifter of expensive cognac and park ourselves in the nearest chaise longue, because today the Weather Column is ratcheting up the culture content.

We always try to bring you the weekend forecast with a certain amount of panache, but today we have decided to push the envelope of classy by presenting the outlook in the form of an original poem.

What we are talking about here is the sort of high-class poem that might have sprung from the collective genius of such legendary weather forecasters as Shakespeare or, possibly, Longfellow. It goes a little something like this...

Spring has sprung

The grass has riz

We wonder what the temperature is

Look at the forecast

And for today you'll see

A below-normal high of just 7 C

And though it pains us

We are forced to say

Some (bad word) rain is on the way

But don't be discouraged

By a few low-pressure troughs

Stay inside and enjoy the Stanley Cup playoffs

For those of you without honours degrees in English, what we are trying to convey via rhyme is the fact today will be damp with a high of 7 C, well below the normal high of 13 C at this time of year.

On Sunday, we're looking at a mix of sun and clouds along with a high of 12 C, while the rest of the week is a real mixed bag: some sun, some clouds, some rain and, on Tuesday, a muggy high of 17 C.

If, like the Weather Column, you have poetry in your soul, you will be searching this weekend for events to nurture your spirit and feed your soul, assuming those are different things.

We like to think if Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost were alive, they would be sharing their eloquence today and Sunday at the Spring Artisans Market Sale, presented by the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library, at the West End Cultural Centre. Donations accepted.

We also strongly urge budding wordsmiths to help celebrate the planet on Sunday by taking in the Earth Day festivities at FortWhyte Alive from noon to 4 p.m.

There are more events than you can shake a rhyming couplet at, so check out the schedule at fortwhytealive.org, where it's easy to be green.

Or grab the kids and head down to The Forks for Dig In Manitoba, a tasty event put on by Food Matters Manitoba to promote local, healthy and sustainable foods.

You can work off the calories in the big scavenger hunt.

And I think I speak for Shakespeare and Longfellow when I leave you with these heartfelt words: Please cheer for the Canucks/To win Stanley Cup rings/They need a (bad word) miracle/To beat the (bad word) Kings!

doug.speirs@freepress.mb.ca

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 21, 2012 A2

Factual inaccuracy? Something missing? Help improve our journalism.

Know about news? Share your story suggestions, photos and video.

Spelling error? Punctuation problem? Send us an email if you’ve found a typo.

More Local

Undock

You can comment on most stories on winnipegfreepress.com. You can also agree or disagree with other comments. All you need to do is register and/or login and you can join the conversation and give your feedback.

Have Your Say

New to commenting? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.

The Winnipeg Free Press does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comment, you agree to our Terms and Conditions. These terms were revised effective April 16, 2010.