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First Vermont Winter
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First Vermont Winter |
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CudMonk Junior Member
since 2007-11-28
Posts 21 |
"First Vermont Winter" I feel so cold right now, I’m imagining the bacteria inside my body building tiny snowmen on my bones. Complete with scarves and top hats, the Frosty men are sturdy, as blood cells pass like winter clouds above their heads. I need a heater. I need a tin-can phone that reaches from here to the sun, so I can call up and request some extra warmth this time of year. If it costs a little more, I can put it on a credit card. Or, perhaps the sun is nice enough to put a piece of fire in my pocket. Like a bearded man collecting change from passing vehicles, I need all the blankets I can get right now, even if they do resemble tissues. I am freezing. I grew up in the desert and made friends with many cacti. At present, I feel like a naked lizard trying to ice-skate in Antarctica, remembering a home where excessive cold is relegated to the soda, the moon, and a pint of chocolate ice cream. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Smiling at this. As a native Californian, later transplanted to the midwest, I can tell you the difference between a wet cold and a dry cold... and it's a bone-shattering one! Enjoyed this, Monk. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
I was already feeling the cold up here in the Great White North, but you now have my teeth chattering! I think that you and I could use a nice steaming cup of hot chocolate right now! ~ My treat!  What an imagination you have! ~ Or perhaps what you described going on in your body is true! Egads! That means that I could have little "Frosty Men" in my body as well! Oh, my! lol Loved the write! Giving you an extra warm hug ~ you need it! EA  |
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mcwalker Junior Member
since 2007-12-05
Posts 10 |
I like the bacteria building snowmen reference, im a native vermonter and it can get offly chilly up here |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
I like this lots. We have already been down to -30 and have too little snow so far this year. It's a dry cold here - not as much wind as the lower part of the state where I grew up - humid, windy, tons of snow (but the thermometer always said it was warmer than here - HA!). I am winter girl so I really enjoyed your write here. Good luck in that Vermont winter. Alison |
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poetninoit Junior Member
since 2007-06-10
Posts 20 |
Trust me my friends, snow on Christmas makes it all worth while. After that, well it's just too damned cold. Nice piece  |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed reading this...I think I know what you want for Christmas...blankets and long johns...James |
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Misty Lilacs Senior Member
since 2005-11-15
Posts 1060White Birch Forest |
I laughed out loud when I read your poem. After this first winter you will come to love the cold and snow. Today the sun is shining and you won't need that tin-can phone. If she's not in VT, call me and I'll send some over from NH! I am freezing. I grew up in the desert and made friends with many cacti. At present, I feel like a naked lizard trying to ice-skate in Antarctica I loved these lines!!!! You are really a hoot! hugs ... Marti Home is not where you live, |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Well done. Enjoy your sense of humor, and talent. TD |
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