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Signs of the Season |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion 
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The East coast temperatures this summer have been at record lows, No 90-90 conditions, suntan lotion sales were slow. The swimming pools were hardly used, the skies were often drear, All the signs are promising the coldest winter in many years. Record sales of home canning supplies, water usage rates were down, Shopping malls were empty, strip malls bloomed around the town. Umbrella sales are at record highs, Christmas decorations are here, All the signs are promising the coldest winter in many years. Wooly caterpiller warnings, woodpiles stacked both long and high. Tree leaves turning brilliant colors in the middle of July. Children buying new backpacks, school bonds are in arrears, All the signs are promising the coldest winter in many years. Tek vests with coats and warmer colors are becoming the latest rage, Along with sales of teddies and bodice-enhancing lingerie. Cozy bedrooms with roaring fireplaces are the new de rigueuer, All the signs are promising the coldest winter in many years. Hospitals expanding maternity wards, diaper companies are gearing up, Books on maintaining relationships say we're not doing near enough. Romance novels promising fantasies, it's becoming perfectly clear, All the signs are promising the coldest winter in many years. So bundle up those swim suits, and get your long coats out, We're headed for the ice ages, can there be any doubts? Be sure you have a sweetheart, and be sure you keep him near, All the signs are promising the coldest winter in many years. |
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X Angel Senior Member
since 1999-11-07
Posts 1521Oregon |
*sniff* ya big meanie. All's I got is a nice fluffy down comforter. Hmmph Nice poem though except for the content *wink* ~Heather |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
LJA~ over here on the West coast, well in the mountains anyway, we are gearing up for what I think will be a very cold winter.......Loved this.....  -SEALive,Love,Laugh :) ~SueB |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Quite charming, in a Willard Scott sort of way, LJA. I'm off to Victoria's Secret ~ ~ Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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Lorelei54 Member
since 1999-07-27
Posts 458 |
I'm looking forward to winter Although I like summer the best Long winter evenings Spent with my lover and friend Many nights in bed before the Clock strikes five Snuggling in the center of our bed. Who says it has to be winter To go to bed early We do it most of the year! I love the changing of seasons (I love change of any kind as long as its good) Cozy warm dinners of hearty homemade bread and soup The kind that warms you body and soul A throw on the couch to cover your legs As under it they are entwined. Just a few of my favorite winter things And NO it does not rhyme!! (But yours does Mike, and one poet in this family is good enough for me) |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
yep, quite charming one, this.... O Sailor man... regards, sudhir |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Lorelei - I write of love in my poetry - you write of love in your heart. What a sweet blessing it is to have your words touch mine. Thank all of you for responding - I think I'm heading toward the playful end of my poetry cycle again [This message has been edited by LngJhnAg (edited 09-13-2000).] |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
(((BIG HUGS))) |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
I just hate it when those skies get drear! We're braced for winter down here, LongJohn. I'm buying some courderoy bermudas, just in case |
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Rosemary J. Gwaltney Senior Member
since 1999-08-26
Posts 997northern mountains, Idaho |
I enjoyed this very much! And you gave me a smile at the end! Nice. Very nice. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
LongJohn~ Yep ... I'm with Balladeer ... headed for the store and stocking up on long sleeved blouses ! If it drops below 68 degrees - I'm heading SOUTH !  Great to read the archival revival ! ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
You all head out to California, ya hear? |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Head on over to Australia, Drought time and summer's a comin. Nice verse LJ. Nice sentiment L Kethry "It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures; but it is the loss that shapes the image, gathers the flowers weaves the garland."- |
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BSC
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Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
OH NO!!!!! Here I am, right in the heart of the snowbelt of Western New York, hoping that maybe this year it won't be sooooo bad, and BANG.....I read "the coldest winter in many years"....My only hope is that it will be too cold to snow! This is great... Bonnie |
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