WINTER IS GONE
WHEN I SEE A SWAN
I KNOW WINTER IS GONE.
WHEN I HEAR A ROBIN SING
I KNOW ITS FINALLY SPRING.
WE WILL HEAR THE BIRDS
AND SEE THE CARIBOU HERDS.
AND WE KNOW WE WILL SURVIVE
WHEN THE CARIBOU ARRIVE.
THE WEATHER WILL GET WARMER
AND THE SNOW WILL TURN TO WATER.
THE CREEKS AN’ RIVERS WILL FLOW
AND BERRIES WILL GROW.
THE LAND WILL TURN GREEN
AND THE WATER IS SO CLEAN.
THERE’S 24 HOURS OF DAYLIGHT
AND WE DON’T SEE NIGHT.
MOTHERS WILL GIVE BIRTH
ON OUR MOTHER EARTH.
IT’S GREAT TO SEE THE EAGLE
AND AWESOME TO HEAR THE SEAGULL.
WE SEE ANIMALS ON ALL FOURS
AND WE ALL PLAY OUTDOORS.
WHEN I SEE A BABY SQUIRREL
I KNOW GOD MADE A WONDERFUL WORLD.
Allan Benjamin is a cartoonist from Old Crow, Yukon.