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Pearls of Ice,
Riding on arrows
of wind,
Slicing through the fragile
Fabric of tolerance, endurance.
Stirring the not-so-creamy snow:
Clearing the driveway
Or
Calling for a cab
?
Harsh decisions, harsh reality,
Harsh winter.
For
my sister, Mary
Again, many thanks to Delores for the bold underlined words. Looking at the photos of her poor hubby carving through snow in his driveway and hearing my sister Mary's message on my answer machine: my inspiration for the ode above.
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You gave winter some teeth with that passage.
ReplyDeleteAt this stage of winter in Ohio (where my sister lives), winter does have some icy teeth.
DeleteThe bone chilling cold of the grave and the fluffy white of a winter dreamscape...you've got it all.
ReplyDeleteYour poor hubby working his way through the wall of snow--that was awful.
DeleteCalling for a cab is the way to go here :)
ReplyDeleteEventually, the driveway will have to be cleared, but when?
DeleteI'd rather call a cab than shovel any day
ReplyDeleteI would as well, if the cab is driving through the snow that day.
DeleteCaptured the desolate course of winter
ReplyDeletedesolation, indeed.
ReplyDeletePearls of ice riding on arrows of wind; we get that out here but it's only hail and quite rare.
ReplyDeleteNicely done, you made me feel it.
We have had hail here, but as you said, it is very rare. I would take water in any form.
Delete"Slicing through the fragile fabric of tolerance, endurance" is such an imaginative way to look at snow shoveling. Excellent poem!
ReplyDeleteJulie
My sister inspired me: endurance. She had run low on that.
DeleteWe're having such a rough winter here this year (like many places), and the roads are never snow/ice-free. Rumor has it they ran out of money for salt weeks ago. The car crashes we see almost daily are ugly reminders that it's probably true. Who doesn't plan ahead for salt in the NW? I just don't get it...it's lives their messing with, not something trivial. But I digress...
ReplyDeleteThe South really had no need to lay in supplies, but then they were blasted with unheard of amounts of snow and ice. I hear the Atlanta and parts around are in the path of really bad snow. God bless and help them.
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