“HEINZ-57” WEATHER
Don’t want to complain my friends,
But New England weather tends…
To often be
Full of variety,
Whatever the overcast sends.
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This morning we started with rain,
Snow flakes and sleet once again…
Often all three
In waves like the sea,
The morning a dreary refrain.
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It stopped in the afternoon,
The sunlight made its way out soon…
Our roads will have dried
By my midnight ride,
Any black ice well-lit by the moon!
–Jonathan Caswell
GEORGIA IS (MORE) READY!
(“The Yellow Rose of Texas” tune)
The piney woods of Georgia
Will be snowbound again,
A storm may hit tomorrow
Making the other seem so thin…
This storm is going to clobber
The state with lots of snow,
A State of Emergency
Declared prepares for that show.
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One hopes they’ve gotten more sand trucks
And train-loads full of salt,
So they’ll do better with the roads
Under winter’s assault…
A better-timed departure
Of those commuter hordes,
And managing the wait til spring
May leave some kinder words!
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It’s a second slam for Georgia,
New England is next—
The prediction is a blizzard
With snow up to our necks…
With wintry wind at gale force strength
Making drifts really high,
And a warm-up probably next up
Featuring a sunny sky!
–Jonathan Caswell
PORTENT OF THINGS TO COME
Just as snow’s falling on this blog page,
Occasional flurries presage…
This weekend’s blow
Of mounting snow,
With varying forecasts gauged.
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Most say four-to-twelve
In our area, inches delved…
What’s given by God
A diviner’s rod
Won’t always be able to tell.
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Going home tonight I’ll get some milk,
We’re out of it, our ilk…
Is to have some for coffee,
Pudding and toffee
That taste pretty good, smooth as silk.
–Jonathan Caswell
AUTUMN IS HUMMING
Two pumpkins grace the entrance,
Either side of the door…
Out in the flowerbeds
Planting mums is in store.
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The price has gotten low enough
That even we, the poor…
Can buy mums for the windowsill,
Away from winter’s roar.
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The Santa trains are being prepared,
At EDAVILLE, things will shine…
Will the Grafton and Upton
Do something in kind?
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Maple trees and aspens
Are oft the first to turn…
Glowing foggy mornings,
Helping the mist off-burn.
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Soon I’ll put a snow shovel
Back inside the car…
Remembering the times when
I couldn’t get very far.
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Oktoberfest is coming
To our Douglas town…
I hope we’ll have some dollars
To spend when it comes ’round!!!!
–Jonathan Caswell
FOR THE NEWSLETTER
(Is THIS short enough?)
Sitting in John’s chair
Watching it snow out there…
Middle of the night
It’s quite a sight,
Waiting for spring’s warmer air!
–Jonathan Caswell 🙂
BLIZZARD!!!
The blizzard’s coming now,
The blizzard’s coming now,
By noontime everything has to close…
The blizzard’s coming now!
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The snow is coming down,
The snow is coming down,
The foolish ones will panic now….
The snow is coming down!
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The wife won’t let me sleep,
The wife won’t let me sleep,
I gotta get up, prepare for the worst….
The wife won’t let me sleep!
–Jonathan Caswell 🙂
POSITIVELY PUDGY
Americans are overweight
Despite all of our health debate…
We’re married to starch,
Sugar and parched
By sodas that don’t our thirst slake.
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The one advantage to our bloat,
Beyond ability to float…
Is that we crack ice
Underneath so nice,
It melts faster under its snow coat!
—Jonathan Caswell
FIRST STORM DRIVE
I know how West Virginians felt after Sandy,
Before starting out I felt randy…
Nervous of this time,
An ice-and snow climb,
When rain froze, would be a real dandy!
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Starting out it was almost pretty,
Main Street was wet and gritty…
One Forty-Six North
We all sallied forth,
It really slowed down near the city!
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Bumper-to-bumper, three lanes,
The weaving ones trying to make gains…
The only one moving
Was the “fast” lane, behooving
My moving into that lane.
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Overall it took two hours, plus,
Normally forty minutes, no fuss…
With most of the time
Within city lines,
Going home will see a frozen crust!
—Jonathan Caswell
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AFTER SANDY
New York, New Jersey, West Virginia
And many places in-between…
Folks have friends and family
That they have not yet seen.
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We can get through by cell phone,
Nor even by land line…
We don’t have any knowledge
If they’re hurt or just fine.
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Snow in West Virginia
And rain everywhere…
Another storm is on the way,
Will they be safe out there?
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Everyone, while grateful
To be spared personal loss…
Remember those now without,
Paying a heavy cost.
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We pray for those still missing,
As we search for our own…
Join those searching for lost ones
so they can find the way home.
—Jonathan Caswell
By the Mighty Mumford 