Shawn L. Bird

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poem-fickle August 9, 2014

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 2:41 pm
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Weather,

when in Calgary

changes her clothes

with the dizzying

rapidity of a thirteen year old

trying to figure out

what to wear to the school dance,

then rushes off

leaving chaos in her wake.

 

 

27 Responses to “poem-fickle”

  1. i love this. excellent idea- the weather is like her, she is like the weather.

  2. I love this characterization.

  3. Tournesol's avatar Cheryl-Lynn Says:

    Oh I don’t envy thee!!

  4. But, oh what memories …… ks

    • lol
      Anyone who has ever lived in Calgary has lots of stories, that’s for sure.
      Blizzards that made it impossible to cross the street to U of C, because snow was to our hips- MAY 4th! lol
      -20C on the way to school, so you’re bundled until only your eyes show, but at noon a chinook has moved in, and when you go home for lunch you can skip a coat going back to class, because now it’s +20c in January…

      • wull …. but those are great memories aren’t they? i remember as a kid being so cold from ice skating all day that i walked home with my skates on carrying my shoes, frozen snot on my upper lip and salty tears on my cheeks. Man … it was great! thank you so much for your words …. ks

      • lol I once climbed a hill in my skates, with the idea of luging down it. Bad idea.

      • oh and …. how lucky you were to be able to go home for lunch! i don’t think kids today have any idea what it was like to go home to eat lunch. thick bologna sandwiches, a big glass of milk and maybe time to watch a little Soupy Sales on t.v. before going back to school for a little soft ball before the bell rang. oh well … oh the memories. ks

      • Yes. It is something fewer kids know today, that’s for sure.

  5. beijas's avatar beijas Says:

    So well said of most weather central U.S. and north, possibly short of the Arctic Circle…for now! Geesh! 🙂

  6. Weather in Calgary Bi-Polar like New York City weather!! Oh Yes, off topic but I too loved Soupy Sales as a child. Loved his buddy Fang and the fact that he always got hit with a Cream pie at the end of the show! Great 60s Memories!

  7. English weather is just the same. Loved the imagery


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