JUNES SNOWSTORM…

The snow it did blow through,

Like a train on an express track,

Speed, it was, a roar of sound,

With wind drifting it across the ground,

Standing was a chore, Walking harder still,

Better to wait it out, in the relative safety of a house so stout…

Cold was the wind, so much so the snow did freeze upon settling,

Was this Natures pay back for the way man did screw up, yes meddling?

No prior forecast was made herein; yes that is such a sin,

Most were unaware of its forthcoming power,

All they could do was stay inside and cower…

The storm did last three days and nights,

When it was all said and done, six feet of snow did fall,

Many without power, many without food, many without heat,

This storm did take us all by surprise,

As it happened, it did, in June, just before the temps did rise,

Floods did come for weeks beyond, snow melt, no place for it to go…

Never will we again take for granted,

Natures lack of wrath, winter being passed,

time for flowers to be planted,

All did die, the cold snow did the murder,

This cold winters blast, did surpass all prior…

                             © ed – 6/23/04