There's Snow...

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There's Snow...

Post by Stephen Whiteside » Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:19 pm

There’s Snow…

There’s snow that is fluffy and dreamy and deep, but you don’t see it often ‘round here.
There’s snow that is icy and hard. It hurts if you happen to land on your ear.
There’s snow with a fine, brittle layer on top, a treacherous, breakable crust,
With soft, yielding snow sitting right underneath, to leave the poor skier nonplussed.

There are days when the sun’s beaming down from on high, in a sky that is crystalline blue.
There are days, when the weather’s so bad you remain in the clubhouse, with nothing to do.
There are days when the snow turns to sleet turns to rain, and it runs from your neck down your back.
There are days when the weather starts fine, but turns foul, and you shelter a while in a shack.

Down in the valleys, the blizzard is blunted. Often the air is quite still,
While up on the ridges the gale is gusting. It’s fierce in its fury, and shrill.
Fragments of ice are blown into your face. It stings you like sand at the beach,
And if you’ve forgotten your mittens and hat, the wind has a lesson to teach.

Sometimes the gradient’s gentle and kind. Sometimes it’s cruel and steep.
Sometimes you’ll glide like a graceful gazelle. Sometimes you’ll land in a heap.
Sometimes your spirit will lift to the clouds. Sometimes you’ll shudder with pain,
But most of the time, when you ski down a slope, you will want to ski down it again.

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Post by Shelley Hansen » Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:17 pm

Another good one, Stephen!

Although I must say that to me, skiing has always suggested broken bones rather than fun!

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Post by Stephen Whiteside » Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:45 am

Oh dear! Sounds like the 'trusty old tent' all over again...
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Post by Shelley Hansen » Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:54 am

Yep, tenting in a plaster cast ... really sounds like fun!!! :o
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Re: There's Snow...

Post by Catherine Lee » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:27 pm

Yes, this is indeed another good one, Stephen. Your words are so descriptive and 'take us there'...As for me, on my few skiing attempts in the distant past I was usually the one who most often landed in a heap!

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Post by Stephen Whiteside » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:39 am

Thanks, Catherine. Yes, it does take a bit of practice.
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Re: There's Snow...

Post by David Campbell » Tue Mar 13, 2018 1:19 pm

There's snow that is beautiful, cuddly, and soft, with a delicate touch on your cheek,
a feather-light wisp of enchantment you'll find if you just take a moment to seek,
a picturesque scene of unbridled delight to enthral an adventurous bard
as long as it stays in the place it belongs...on the front of a nice Christmas card!

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Re: There's Snow...

Post by Stephen Whiteside » Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:13 pm

Fair enough, David - I'm not sure C. J. Dennis would approve, though!
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