The Silly Season

How the Brits love to complain about the weather!

The Silly Season

We await the first rays of summer,

bemoaning the drear of winter months.

We count the days till spring

with its promise of relief for ailing bones

from damp and frost,

from snow and bitter wind.

We long to switch off central heating,

drain the pipes,

and discard the winter coats.

We long to open doors and windows,

fling them wide to the walls

and be freed from stuffy airless rooms, 

trapped behind dingy, drawn curtains.                                   

And yet, when the sun eventually arrives

with every brighter morn,

and the swelter of June begins,

we bemoan that too!

 

19/06/17

Reviews

[Kelly Scheppers]

I think California reaches a happy medium most of the year, but "change" is something people simply desire from time to time. I think it's in our DNA!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Kelly!!!! so nice to see you. Can I buy you a coffee since you are here?
Seriously I think we all complain about the weather, the Brits a re known for it. But in fact we do not get the extremes others face. Even you guys with your wonderful climate face the prospect of wild fires and earth quakes which we boring brits do not. Many thanks Kelly, sugar?

[Kelly Scheppers]

...yes, two lumps please! ; ) xo

[John Alexander McFadyen]

You got it!

[Poetic Beauty]

I will take the heat over cold any day but yes as it soars into the 90s with humidity so thick you can touch it; we do moan and groan

[John Alexander McFadyen]

me too, heat beats cold. Many thanks PB.

[Poetic Beauty]

You are welcome

[AYVID N]

Give them the white, glittering beaches of Coastal Africa with the dazzling, aqua sea and the soft, balmy breeze all year round and they'll be happy :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ah but there are many undesirable aspects to life there are there not. Many thanks you Divya.

[AYVID N]

I agree...You are welcome John

[Carol Cashes]

Okay, 20 degrees is freezin' a*s cold here in the states. I have to assume you're speaking in Celsious degrees. As to this little ditty:

"We long to open doors and windows,
fling them wide to the walls
and be freed from stuffy airless rooms,
trapped behind dingy, drawn curtains."

Now that is spring and lordy! those sweet breezes that carry new chlorophyll vibes.

Silly season, indeed...

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Many thanks Carol

[Gee]

20 degrees all year long my wish. Building sites are a mare in all weather, and I can gripe with the best of them.
Nothing but the truth written here and written well

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Oh please! 24 degrees at least! But not on a building site lol. Many thanks Gee.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are right John. Most people don't appreciate the warm days of Summer. They want Summer to appear and forget to slow down and enjoy the lakes and the seas. Thank you John for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thanks Coyote

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome John.

[pia]

I remember spending 4 months in London's cruel winter. I couldnt step out of the house without wearing layers and layers of heavy clothing. Almost felt trapped. I longed for heat or some source of it. And when i returned back to Pakistan. I swear i wished for the winter in London again. You have written a wonderful poem about our realities. Fickle as we are. Amazing stuff John!! Loved it!!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I think this is an international 'disease' Pia most are never satisfied with their weather. Many thanks.

[pia]

I honestly think this poem has more to it then the weather. You very cleverly portray how we humans are never satisfied with anything.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

It was meant to be metaphorical. I was sitting in good weather wondering why people are never happy when they have easy lives compared to some.

[pia]

Well, you did an amazing job !!

[Lydia Shutter]

Yup, human nature....and it is not just the Brits who do this. In South Florida, we complain in the winter if the temperature is below 65 degrees, but in the summer we complain it is too hot. Mother Nature just can't please us at all! :) Lydi**

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed Lydi. We are never satisfied with nature and what she throws our way. However many get much worse such as the forest fires in Portugal and in Australia and California and earthquakes in the middle east and far east. Many thanks.

[Ethan]

Haha this is fun, nice job :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yeah just tongue in cheek! Thanks Ethan

[wordman]

well i think we all b***h about the weather,to hot,to cold,to windy never satisified ,but always looking for the next season so we can b***h more,,lol

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Exactly that Ron, Many thanks for reading.