“No guest is so welcome,
That he will not become a nuisance,
Within three days.”
Titus Maccius Plautus
An uninvited guest has arrived,
He just came roaring into town;
How quickly I had forgotten,
That he had not been around.
He pulled up in his ice mobile,
Parking right outside my door;
And he huffed, and he puffed,
Soon rushing in along my floor.
I was quite shocked at first,
About all I could do was stare;
And suddenly – as if by evil magic,
This uninvited guest was everywhere.
He now scurried along beside me,
He breathed ice upon my dome;
He chilled me to the very bone,
And made himself right at home.
“Ho, Ho, Ho,
I’m back, my startled little friend!
I’m here to chill your very blood,
To the extremely bitter, frozen end!”
“But why are you here,
And what have I done?
For you to act so badly,
To a lowly mortal son?”
“Why nothing - nothing at all,
My unprepared human friend;
I’m sent here each and every year,
To test your mettle, yet once again.
“And I assure you it’s nothing personal;
Don’t you extremely silly humans see?”
Old Man Winter began grinning at me,
And then he laughed – so hysterically.
After several silent minutes,
I found myself laughing, too;
I pulled out my jug of bourbon,
And poured a few shots for two.
“Here’s to you, Old Man Winter,
May you enjoy your lengthy stay.”
But silently, in my now frozen heart,
To the Maiden of Spring, I did pray.
©2008, A Very Chilled Mr. Ed
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Walt
Christine
CarolHawks
Be always safe,
Karen
ends with wonderful humor! love it!
You have a long time to pray;-)
Love,
Tiger Lily
Ingenious write . . . exceptional poem my friend!!
Best regards,
Lance
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D
Marcia
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Expected the name JACK FROST - maybe next one? tk
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.