Word: green
Winter
snow
lyrical

My habitual insouciance,
As I contemplate this nuisance,
Is suffering egregiously - believe me, it is true.
For in Fall it is quite early
And I fear it makes me surly
To find that it is snowing, so far an inch or two.
Though the coal is not delivered
As I contemplate this nuisance,
Is suffering egregiously - believe me, it is true.
For in Fall it is quite early
And I fear it makes me surly
To find that it is snowing, so far an inch or two.
Though the coal is not delivered
Yet the weather makes me shiver
I'm not ready for this onslaught, in my heart of hearts
We will get out the old tractor
And discover what has wracked her
And what needs to be replaced, before the plowing starts.
Now the tree branches are falling
And Met-Ed I will be calling
As the power lines come down and my electric goes away.
Still I cringe at every new sound
Of tree limbs tumbling to the ground.
The hum of generators begins to fill the day.
Now the gray twilight encroaches
As the end of day approaches.
The sky is turning whiter, when it should be turning pink.
In the driveway with a yardstick
Once again we measure how thick -
Eighteen inches is insane, for October, don't you think?
I'm not ready for this onslaught, in my heart of hearts
We will get out the old tractor
And discover what has wracked her
And what needs to be replaced, before the plowing starts.
Now the tree branches are falling
And Met-Ed I will be calling
As the power lines come down and my electric goes away.
Still I cringe at every new sound
Of tree limbs tumbling to the ground.
The hum of generators begins to fill the day.
Now the gray twilight encroaches
As the end of day approaches.
The sky is turning whiter, when it should be turning pink.
In the driveway with a yardstick
Once again we measure how thick -
Eighteen inches is insane, for October, don't you think?
Copyright 2011 Gail Hunn