# Welcome to Spring explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ring Lardner.

## What happens

The chapter celebrates the arrival of spring, not for its natural beauty, but for the relief it brings to parents from the tedious chore of bundling young children in heavy winter clothing.

## Themes in this chapter

### Humor and Satire

The poem humorously exaggerates the frustration of dressing children in winter clothes, mocking the designer and vendor of such attire.

### Domestic Life

Focuses on the everyday parental task of bundling children for outdoor play, highlighting domestic routines.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown Narrator

The narrator speaks as a parent, expressing relief at the end of winter bundling.

### Daddy

Referenced as the father who struggles with dressing children in winter gear.

## Key lines

> Spring, you are welcome, for you are the friend of Fathers of all little girlies and chaps.

Spring is welcomed because it helps fathers of young children.

_The narrator personifies spring as a helper to parents._

> Not for your flowers and birds, I’m afraid, As much as your promised relief from the bother Of bundling the kid for the daily parade.

Spring is valued more for ending the hassle of dressing children warmly than for its scenic beauty.

_Highlights the practical, humorous relief spring brings to parents._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/welcome-to-spring
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- All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters