icicles

the icy aftermath of the storm

glistening --
they hung from the trees
like cold diamonds
gleaming in the sun --

some might think
them beautiful,
but they were ugly
to me

the damage
from the storm
doesn't melt
as quickly

as the ice
that breaks.

lined up
like cars
on an
assembly line
patients
waiting
to have
their parts
replaced
emergency
 room
aftermath

of ice.

FULL HOSPITAL LOT
ON A BEAUTIFUL
SPRING LIKE DAY
THE ICE IS GONE
AND THE PATIENTS
ARE LIMPING HOME.

Author's Note

an ice storm is not a metaphor for bad relationships

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

Winter can be brutal when there are ice and snow storms. So descriptive. Lydi**

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you. Last year very near this time we had a terrible ice storm. I spent a good portion of the day with my niece, who broke her arm badly and had to have surgery. I wasn't a fan of the "pretty" ice that day. Same as today -- another ice storm -- most of life is cancelled today.

[Lydia Shutter]

Please be careful out there, KL!

[Lyn Anderson]

I am thanks

[barleygirl]

Never been in an ice storm, but video clips on the news make me glad to hail from sunny west coast. Your poem presents an interesting juxtaposition between the beauty of an icy climate, but beware the dangers! You present details that drive home your point like a piercing icicle! A fresh & surprising point of view!

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, the ice is only beautiful from a distance. thank you for your thoughtful review.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh yes, those icicles look so beautiful, but they are so dangerous...i have known some women in my life who have put me in the heart hospital after being stabbed by them as they have fallen out of love with me...after the melting, the refreeze.

i like all of this, and the great connections...

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you, as always, for your read and review.

[Pryde Foltz]

The ice storm begs the individual to stay very still, doesn't it? Only then will you see its beauty. Move about and it will take you down. We humans don't like forced enclosure and tend to go as we would. But regardless of our own will, Nature always has the upper hand. A compelling write, KL.

[Lyn Anderson]

What a beautiful way to look at it, thank you.

[Matching Socks]

The big ice storm here recently sure wreaked some frickin' havoc. I stayed home those days. No way I was driving. :-)

[Lyn Anderson]

yes, unfortunately the person I am thinking of was walking -- but she shouldn't have gone to work either.

[Matching Socks]

I hope she's ok.

[highonwords]

very vivid imagery in this poem - made me shiver to grab a blanket as i review your poem - like especially the twist and turn, especially in the first four stanzas and the last stanza :)

steph

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you steph for stopping in and reviewing.

[highonwords]

you're welcome, my friend :)

steph

[Relic]

I like each one. Hospitals are cold too. I've been in them a bunch of times. Even the doctors and nurses seem like icicles.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks. Luckily, at least, the surgeon was that rare, heart warming person who actually cares. When someone you love is hurt, hospitals are a very stressful place.

[Relic]

Oh yeah, that's fir sure. It was actually my father I had to bring there many times. I hate it.

[Lyn Anderson]

I am sorry to hear that. Not the kind of memories to build on.

[Relic]

Nope, not at all.