Snowy & Flakey

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100207

CHRONIC PAIN

Chronic pain.
Chronic pain.
Chronic pain
is a chronic pain!


100206

ANOTHER
CANCELLATION

Snow. Sleeting.
“No Meeting.”


100205

FLAKEY

Snow is made of water
but it can be dry.

Snow—on your nose
or eyelashes—feels light.
But snow is heavy.

Snow falls
because it’s heavy.

Wet snow is heavier
than dry snow.

A heavy snow
can be quick and thick
or just deep.
It can be wet or dry

No matter
how heavy it is,
snow is light
and usually white.

Against the clouds
from which it falls,
it’s dark—like cinders.

You can build with snow.
You can make a man
or igloo or fort.

Snow can get dirty—
gray or brown or yellow—
but let’s not go into that.


100204

HIBER NATION

For many in this country,
the difference between
joy at snow and joy at snow
is many months between.


100203

SADLY TRUE

It’s bizarre. It’s medieval.
No matter what you say or do—
someone somewhere
thinks you’re evil.


100202

PLAITING FOR PROFIT

The heffalump is plenty plump
from a boondoggle at the zoo;
an inward trade of honey
for an outward of scoubidou.

[ASIDE: Poets Northwest challenge for February:
write a poem using one or more of these words:
boondoggle, heffalump, serendipity (or serendipitous)
This won't make much sense unless you’re familiar
with the key terms used.]


SAIR-N-DIPITY

Now I ain't a'sayin', "Jest ignore it,"
but don’t go a'lookin' all up an down
an’ don’t go a'searchin' all aroun'—
‘cuz you kin look yerself pure blind.

Sair-n-dipity's somethin' good ya find
when ya ain't even lookin' for it.


100201

SHARED WORKSPACE

Clickety, clickety, click-click-clack!
Unless I focus on my own,
his keyboarding makes me groan.
Clickety, clickety, click-click-clack!


[ASIDE: Actually, I rarely notice. I was just
listening for inspiration and that’s what I heard.]


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