Standing on frozen/
shores, arms outstretched, “Any way /
the wind blows.” I’m there.
Posts Tagged ‘freeze’
Unexpected Winneconne Bohemian Rhapsody: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
December 29, 2014No Gardener Last Spring: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament
October 6, 2013I was going to/
remind her to cover her/
plants, but she had none.
Thawing Seattle’s Freeze: Revolutionary Poetry
June 7, 2011I am thawing out/
The Seattle Freeze*, myself,/
one smile at a time.
(*Also known as the Seattle Chill)
Shedding A Stinky Parka: Revolutionary IMprov Poetry
August 4, 2010 I wore my old stinky parka
because I was afraid of freezing.
Then, one day, I felt the warmth
of the sun on my face.
So I unzipped it,
pulled it off,
threw it away,
and stood there in my swim trunks and t-shirt.
And the sun was warm,
and the air was calm,
and though the lake still had ice,
the geese were flying north.
I jumped in
over my head,
and washed myself
in the frigid water.
And when I climbed out over the
slippery, ice-covered rocks,
I was clean, and refreshed,
and alive, and warm.
I left my stinky parka by the shore
and walked away.
The stink wasn’t on me.
It was something I carried.
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