Tuesday, March 22, 2011

A Late Winter Storm


A scant
four days ago
you gently peeked
through the snow.


As neighbours watched
nearby,
you stretched up
towards the sky.

Without heed to crystals cold
a'strew amongst your path
you warmed thy promised leaves
for sun's rays you did grasp.

but woe to you today
as fresh chill has touched the air
and looking out yon window
snow has returned without a care



Blast for winter's grip
be gone from morrow's day!
we've enough of flurries trip
right kindly I say "Go Away!"



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Looking out my window, I see that the snow the weather forecast warned of has arrived. 10-15cm! What!!! Poor tulips and daffodils won't know what to do with themselves.

Damn winter! Be gone already!!



10 comments:

  1. amen....go away...crazy going to NYC this weekend...and its supposed to snow there...ack!

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  2. @Brian: Enough already! Stupid weather. The kids were fighting me today on wearing their winter coats again. Tomorrow we will be back in snow pants! Stupid weather...

    Enjoy NY!

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  3. Faaaaaaaaaabulous poem as usual, Katherine!

    You are so clever with words, my friend! I was giggling through the whole thing.

    "Damn winter! Be gone already!!"

    HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!

    It's funny, because after having a week of glorious spring weather (in the high 70's), it has suddenly turned FREEZING (in the low 30's), with SNOW on it's way!

    Thank god I didn't put away my winter coat, hat, gloves or boots yet.

    Hope you're having a great week!

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  4. @Ron: Oh Ron! I know you like yourself some winter, but after wearing shoes for a week and even breaking out my Spring coat, I do not want to be dropped back into a snow bank! We have had enough this winter. (whine, whine)

    I may have been rolling my eyes at the capris and bare feet in sandals, but really? More snow?

    That's it. I am going to bed. I don't want to watch the white stuff flying through the sky no more. night.

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  5. @V. Furnas: Sweet? Oh honey, the words might be nice, but waking up to another winter wonderland is just not sweet, nice or right. I think I heard the same thing echoed by everyone around me in the school yard this am, as I dropped my kids off. My world has a fresh coating of probably 10cm or more and will probably see more arrive as the day continues.
    sigh...

    so done with winter.

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  6. @Gautami: Thanks Gautami. I will have to come check out what you have on offer this week. Happy OSW.

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  7. Beautiful farewell song to the Winter... I enjoyed your imagery and thoughts ... and the end was so unexpected...



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    Om Namah Shivaya
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  8. @Shashi: I just keep on wishing that it was truly a goodbye song Shashi. Oh to dream...

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