seven inches of spring

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

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

Reviews

[Confuser]

Dan: stopped at no such thing as spring, laughing but also admiring the flow, lovely; stanza 2: love your humour and your visual description is great; and what a great ending:
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…
Loved it! Thank you again Dan. Dale

[dan]

Thank you Dale. I'm so damn sick of the constant grey, SAD-inducing skies tossing flakes at us like snowballs at 60 mph. I kind of like how this one turned out, but try imagining me gritting my teeth as I wrote it. Thanks so much for the read/review. take care...dan

[dan]

What? I can't read my own stuff? S**t.....

[Confuser]

Sorry, Dan, can't help but laugh - although it is terrible. Anyway.....pray spring comes soon to your doorstep.

[dan]

If spring is to arrive on my doorstep I will have to push the snow out of the way. And BTW, that last comment of mine wasn't directed at you, it was just me being silly. Sigh...

[Confuser]

Don't worry: It will get better soon....Tks. Dale

[Dorothy]

You must be living in Michigan...lol! I can relate!

[dan]

Dorothy, No I'm in Pennsylvania but we've given Michigan a run for its money this winter. Thank you for your review; I've bookmarked your page and will return the favor. take care...dan

[Dorothy]

:) You are welcome

[ANTO]

Dan you give me a shock with the title of this one - I thought it was a Viagra-fuelled boast. ;pp

This is a canny write on this topsy turvy climate that we all have been getting - I dont know about global warming but we are getting the opposite too - it looks like it will snow here on St Patrick's day!! Only the second time I can remember in 40 -odd years. lol

"ol’ man winter’s favorite w***e
running, screaming thru my door
can’t be ignored…" - magic !!

xDD

[dan]

No, not a boast but a lament. At least today it was sunny; haven't seen much of that in months. This is the worst winter I can remember in at least 30 years. Somewhere, somehow spring is out there...we are waiting with bated (and frozen) breath. Thank you for your review, sir! take care...dan