seven inches of spring

seven inches of spring

A Poem by dan
"

someone tell all of us in Indiana, pa that it's springtime...I dare ya

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seven inches of spring

 

woke up to ‘nothing shocking’ out in my front yard

seven more painful inches,

with icy covering, hard…

not a thing to spring, not a thing to guard,

the shining yard, like shimmering mirrors

shattered, tattered into prickly shards,

no such thing….as spring.

 

blinded sky all draped in gray

such a day, no other way…

i scream and shout, nothing to say…

to pray

for warmth and envy will

allow the gray to stay

not back away.

 

seven inches, maybe more

many more may be in store…

ol’ man winter’s favorite w***e

running, screaming thru my door

can’t be ignored…

 

dan © 2015

© 2015 dan


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Hey :) move to San Diego, or tell me how to send you some warm rays. The next two days it will be 90 ;) I am sure it will melt your snow if I was able to send you some :)
The poem is one solid piece of brrrr cold :)

Posted 9 Years Ago


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9 Years Ago

Thank you, ms. Remember, I told you that I spent 3 months in San Diego at the Naval Training Center .. read more
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A brutally hones piece of writing, Dan! I feel your words ebbing with sarcasm, and the way your sentences are conjured make it seem as though there is a disjointed fury about the weather that you are trying to express all at once. Seven inches..the phallic reference here too is striking, which goes on to highlight the complexity of your words!

Posted 9 Years Ago


dan

9 Years Ago

Tks, Actually it wasn't meant to be a phallic reference, though you're the second review I got to su.. read more
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Dan, here in ohio it is sunny. 40's and 50's this week. Hope it's not a spring joke. I really enjoyed your clever sarcasm here. "seven more painful inches, with icy covering hard" hahaha another cold hard f**k from mother nature. "Ol man winter's favorite w***e running, screaming thru my door" Ya that was priceless :)
I hope spring don't dick around with us too. Love this piece, Dan!

Posted 9 Years Ago


dan

9 Years Ago

lynn, Thank you for your witty (and tragically true) review. Here in Indiana, PA this has been the w.. read more
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9 Years Ago

Hahaha It's cool, Dan. This ain't tit for tat.
dan

9 Years Ago

lynn, well actually the purpose of this site is to return the favor to those who review yours. If yo.. read more
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Nice write Dan.A couple of weeks of warm weather will banish all memories.

Posted 9 Years Ago


dan

9 Years Ago

Gee, Thank you for the encouraging review, and I hope you are right. I have bookmarked your page and.. read more
Gee

9 Years Ago

Cheers Dan,take it easy.
Great poem, good imagery and phenomenal descriptive words! Keep writing!

Posted 9 Years Ago


dan

9 Years Ago

Thank you, Ryan, for the read/review. I appreciate your complimentary words and thoughts. take care... read more
Reading this as the sun is shining high up in the sky here in Paris... and not one cloud!
Nice piece as always. Klara

Posted 9 Years Ago


dan

9 Years Ago

Wow, I didn't know you were located in Paris. I visited a lot of French seaport towns when I was in .. read more
klarity

9 Years Ago

Because I have lived in Paris for so long, I may be overlooking those chunks of romance !
I can feel your frustration...enough of winter! I'm sending you some California sunshine my friend.

:) Julie

Posted 9 Years Ago


you bring a smile to a cloudy, snowy, dreary week...

thanks for this piece.

Posted 9 Years Ago


dan

9 Years Ago

Thank you Jacob. It seems that now, due to climate change, we in PA only have two seasons, winter an.. read more
jacob erin-cilberto

9 Years Ago

i especially like the verbal irony in the title...
dan

9 Years Ago

Thanks again! dan
You're knee deep in freezing temperatures and snow, and here it's hot and balmy and 85 degrees! I think Mother Nature enjoys toying with us, just to see how we deal with it.

Hang in there, Dan...your muse is most amazing!





Posted 9 Years Ago


dan

9 Years Ago

Kelly, Mother Nature may be toying with us Pennsylvanians, but San Diego? Mom Nature just rolls out .. read more
This is a great write and I had so much fun reading it - just what I needed on a cold winter's day on the north east coast of Newfoundland, Canada. We have a few feet of snow here on the ground and this morning temperatures (without wind shield) was -17 centigrade. Thanks for sharing!

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9 Years Ago

You are welcome and there's no hurry - my poetry isn't going anywhere. I will send you a request and.. read more
dan

9 Years Ago

Yay! Now we're friends for sure. Like I said I will visit your page for some read/review reciprocati.. read more
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9 Years Ago

Thanks Dan! I look forward to reading more of your work! Have a great day! - FT

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