Dishoveled
On the night before Valentine's
The snow started to fall
The night sky turned light
And it was cold, y'all
By morning, lots had fallen
Local schools had been closed
I was up at 5:30
To go clear some snows
Was greeted by six inches
but then I'm afraid
Just a bit further out
The depth was 1.5 cans of Raid
How could this be?
Driveway was clear the night before
Mother Nature must hate us
she can be such a (edited)
I snowblowed the driveway
But that wasn't the end
When I got home from work
I had to do it again
Twenty-four inches they say
Though if you ask me
It felt so much more
Like seventy-three
Though the snow has since stopped
The cold weather remains
Sub-zero windchills
Cause a whole lot of pains
Some had it worse
And I shouldn't complain
At least it wasn't an earthquake,
tornado, or hurricane.
Comments
Mr. 5000 said:
The poetic styling of Omar Phillips ladies and gentleman...
When I read this, I could hear the base in the background. You have now been elevated to beat poet status in my book. Congratulations on that.
Radioactive Jam said:
A fine piece of work, this.
But what's wrong with "she can be such a chore?" I do not understand.
Also the title totally rocks. Stay warm, dude!
Sarah said:
I suppose then
That I cannot complain
About temps in the 50's
And our lack of rain.
I said:
Jon - I've put "Beat Poet" on my resume.
RaJ - Thanks. But warm? What's that?
Sarah -
Temps in the 50's?!
To complain, you have no reason.
That is, of course,
until hurricane season.
cadiz12 said:
dude, i had to clear snow from that storm the old-fashioned way because our machine is broken. i'm so glad that front moved on outta here. sorry it made you have to resort to can-of-raid measurement.
jasmine said:
ahh, suburbia. where the snow is actually white.
and not this dirty gray shit we've got all over the place...
Becky said:
you're a poet,
and you didn't know it,
but your feet show it,
cause they're Longfellows.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
6 inches outside your garage? PSHAW! It takes 6 more to make a whole 12 inches of SNOW, sucka!
When I heard the weather reports I worried about you and your sweet, little family. Just stick to lightweight poetry, Omar, none of this going stir crazy in the gray snowy days and only typing out, "All Work And No Play Makes Omar A Very Dull Boy," on your computer. Promise?
wendela said:
omar and family, come visit for a while- today it's in the 80's with a beautiful, clear sky. (I'm no poet like you, omar. But it's absolutely hot today. I'll take it, and the earthquakes.)
Carrot Jello said:
Wow, that snow has been good for your poetry skills. I can tell you've gotten better.
Syar said:
I feel threatened. Seems I'm not the only poet round here now.
Love the use of Raid in this. And the ya'll.
(Note to self : gotta step my game up. Omar is serving it well)
elasticwaistbandlady said:
It was very bold of you to admit and even show a picture of the Raid at your house. Will you never learn that its ill advised to share your "snow" supply with others? You even had a picture with you and your "snow blow." You must be more cautious, omar.
I said:
elastic, I just now noticed your 12" of Snow reference. Not sure how I missed that the first time I read your comment. "InforrrrMER. fjkd jfieopwjaif mfeoipwma fjewop oh. A licky boom boom now...
wendela - Are you sure you want to invite a two-year old to visit? A Terrible two-year old?
Lia said:
Great poetry. I totally sympathize about the snow, since ours hasn't melted yet. Yet another reason not to own a house - no driveway to shovel.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
Yeah, that Snow, what a lyrical genius. I find it hard to fathom that modern music doesn't have a place for a white nerd Dancehall/Reggae singer who acts like he's from Jamaica. Maybe him and Vanilla Ice can get tour together. They'll call it, "Frozen Out." Or maybe "Out In The Cold."
Andy said:
Oh, I like the use of Raid measurements. :) Metric system? BAH!