December 24, 2013
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Winter Rain
As the street lights hum to life
roads reflect with orange flavored sheen
car lights bright of red and white
leave trails behind the wiper blades
Mercury vapor parking lots,
piled high with snows remains,
white hot stains of rocker salt
are washed away by the winter rainmany nights of snow and skidding ice
with no hope of warmer days
we bundled up in down feather coats
and followed the orange plowers sand and blade.
we slowly walked in our winter boots
our minds wandered to nicer days
when winds would change from north to south
and blow in the warm winter rain.DSS
Comments (12)
You’ve really captured the experience of driving in winter time and actually make it sound almost pretty. I like your emphasis on colors and the hopeful note on which the poem ends.
While out driving at night, it was really so very colorful. And I am wishing for our winter rain. Thank you for the comment!
Nicely done! I can relate – all our snow has melted and the fog was thick from those warm rains. Now we have a high of 18 today and the treat of freezing rain or snow… Hope you are able to stay warm (and dry) and have a very Merry Christmas!!
Thank you Val! Now our snow is melting. And our sun is shining.
I welcome the rain in any season…it always seems to be needed!
Your poem is so so SO visual and beautiful! I love how you ended it…something to look forward to. Even on the toughest “coldest” days of our lives there is something to look forward to!
Christmas Eve HUGS!!!
Really glad you liked this.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Santa came!!!
HUGS!!!
So, did Santa bring your usual allotment of coal?
Wear layers, stay bundled. Be safe.
Honestly, I sort of miss snow.
It has turned into beautiful weather here now. The snow is already about half gone. Thanks for the comment!
Wonderful imagery! It is interesting how those lights at night often do glow an orange. I suppose if one knows the science it’s not so interesting . I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. peace always
My mind has been wandering about for over a week now and still the wind drives in from the north…Happy New Year to You!