Twenty Six Lines About Snow
For The Vocal Abecedarian And Snowfall Challenges
About This Piece, I Am Doing And Abecedarian Prose Poem
Because Of Insights And Observations About
Combining Writing For The Challenges
Drifting Snow Is Prevalent At The Moment
Especially On Roads On The North American Landmass
Falling Non-Stop
Giving Drivers
Hell As They Try To Get To Work And Back
I Don't Know How They Do It
Just A Few Inches Paralyzes The South In The United Kingdom
Kudos To The Ones That Get Through
Lorry Drivers Making Essential Deliveries
Making Sure the Snow Does Not Win With A
Never Say Die Attitude,
Only Stopping To Eat And Sleep And Go Home To Family
Penguins Do Love Snow And The Cold
Quite How Everyone Copes With This I Don't Know But I
Respect How They Deal With This. I Am
Save And Cozy At Home,
Though It Is Very Cold And Windy Out Of Doors, It Is Very Slippy
Underfoot So One Has to Be Very Careful Where You Put Your Foot And Wear Sturdy Treaded Boots
Visors Are Advised To Protect Your Eyes Against The Driving Snow
Wait Until The Roads Are Clearer If You Can, But Sometimes You Have To Brave The Arctic Weather
"X" Marks The Place On The Map That Is Your Ultimate Destination
You Need to Wrap Up And Take Care As You Take On The Siberian Conditions With Snowfall, But At Least It's Not Permafrost
Zero And Less Degrees Is The Temperature That You Have To Deal With, Otherwise The Snow Will Freeze You
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I can't imagine dying like this, in a place like this; on a cold, dirty pavement with rush hour traffic screaming by and a crowd looking on while paramedics struggle to find space to move. Who could? Deep down we all think there should be a reason, a moment of clarity... or a family presence, at least. For this man, this boy, the rail thin woman lighting a cigarette in a faux fur jacket will have to do - she's been here since the start, her eyes tracking the movement of my shoulders as we fight to keep him on the right side of the line.
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Comments (8)
Whoaaa, now you combined these two challenges! You're on a roll! Loved this so much!
In South Dakota we learned all about driving in the snow & ice. But even there we had a certain wisdom that stressed the importance of staying home for the first storm, because it takes that storm for people to remember how it's done.
Nice job combining challenges.
Mike, you bring the subject of snow alive, which is fun for me to read since it's 81 degrees here in Florida today!
A wonderful take on this challenge.
Great take...always such a wonderful job
Nice work
Another groundbreaking piece, Mike! Better yet, it triggered my own thoughts about attacking this challenge. I grew up in Minnesota where winter people joke that we have six months of winter and six months of poor sledding.