poem- waiting

poem- waiting February 3, 2017

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 3:16 pm
Tags: poem, poetry, snow, spring, weather, winter

The ground hog said spring was coming

but the snow falling outside my window

begs to differ.

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26 Responses to “poem- waiting”

Cheryl-Lynn Says:
February 3, 2017 at 4:06 pm
Aw, come on…snow falling here means it is not too cold…and we need it for the maple trees and spring time Cabane à sucre:)

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  February 3, 2017 at 4:40 pm
  I’m totally in favour of erable in all forms. 🙂
  
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  - Cheryl-Lynn Says:
    February 3, 2017 at 5:12 pm
    haha…I hear you have had more snow than usual in BC too. But if the groundhog says spring is over in 6 weeks I AM all for that. It is in the minus 10 to 12 here but feels likes -20 with the humidity and wind) I`m fed up of the weather now…want to walk out hte door quickly without putting on my long johns, my warm boots, down filled coat, scarf, mits, hat…brrrrr j’en ai marre!!!
  - Shawn L. Bird Says:
    February 3, 2017 at 6:39 pm
    My condolences. I will whine less. It was down to -10 here today, but I didn’t have hat or scarf on while going back and forth to work, just a hood, gloves, high boots, (and cold feet and hands!) 😉
  - Cheryl-Lynn Says:
    February 3, 2017 at 10:31 pm
    Oh wow!!! that is so cold for BC!! A colleague moved to our Vancouver office and she says she feels like she is back home in Québec 🙂 Get one of those eternity scarves…they are a saver and they look cool too:)
  - Shawn L. Bird Says:
    February 4, 2017 at 10:29 am
    Well, for the coast it would be especially cold, but I live in the Interior, an hour from the Rockies, so it’s not so strange for us.
  - Cheryl-Lynn Says:
    February 4, 2017 at 2:06 pm
    Well then, get that eternity scarf. All winter clothes are on sale now. This is the time of year I may get boots at 75% off. My mom trained me well. 😉
  - Shawn L. Bird Says:
    February 4, 2017 at 11:26 pm
    😉
Lynn Thaler Says:
February 3, 2017 at 5:01 pm
You just can’t trust those groundhogs. 😄

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Covert Novelist Says:
February 3, 2017 at 5:27 pm
Yep, we have 1 1/2 inches and it’s still falling, lol

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righteousbruin9 Says:
February 3, 2017 at 8:06 pm
He’s an eastern groundhog. He knows nothing of British Columbia.

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  February 4, 2017 at 10:54 am
  lol This is a good point! We don’t have a forecasting groundhog of our own.
  
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Simon Says:
February 4, 2017 at 12:33 am
Those ground hogs are unreliable!

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  February 4, 2017 at 9:52 am
  It would be interesting to see the statistical evidence on the various predictions over the years.
  
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  - Simon Says:
    February 4, 2017 at 10:34 am
    It would. But i prefer to watch the Bill Murray film. Lol
    How much snow do you have there?
  - Shawn L. Bird Says:
    February 4, 2017 at 11:05 am
    About 60 cm/a couple of feet. https://twitter.com/ShawnLBird/status/827955285448798213
  - Simon Says:
    February 4, 2017 at 11:32 am
    Enough to cause trouble then? 😉
  - Shawn L. Bird Says:
    February 4, 2017 at 11:31 pm
    Not paralysis around here, as we’ve got snow clearing equipment and our cars have winter tires, but it is slippery out tonight and there surely were accidents. The car ahead of me was fishtailing all over the road coming up the hill home, but he had his flashers on to warn me. I was in a 4 wheel drive SUV and I had no trouble at all.
  - Simon Says:
    February 5, 2017 at 2:10 am
    I love watching rear wheel drive BMWs and Audis etc flailing wildly in the snow and ice. Even my crappy ford manages better. Sounds like you have lots of snow fun there. Is it Canada?
  - Shawn L. Bird Says:
    February 5, 2017 at 8:05 pm
    Western Canada, yeah. In mountains, near the Rockies.
  - Simon Says:
    February 5, 2017 at 10:06 pm
    That sounds like a fun place to live.
  - Shawn L. Bird Says:
    February 6, 2017 at 3:24 pm
    It’s pretty gorgeous!
    
    http://shuswaptourism.ca/
Jerry T. Johnson, Writer Says:
February 4, 2017 at 3:37 pm
I should not drink any beverage while reading a short poem like this. I nearly choked laughing! When I see that groundhog I’m going to give him/her a piece of my mind! I got snow outside my window too!

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  February 4, 2017 at 11:25 pm
  lol
  
  Thanks for stopping by.
  
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myageofaquarius Says:
February 9, 2017 at 5:41 am
I’ve never been witness to a Canadian conversation before😅! That’s sounding a bit ignoramus on my part🤔. Anywho, that whole groundhog tradition needs to be put to bed! Poor things need to go to a retirement home and refuse to be commissioned ever again.

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allsortblog Says:
February 11, 2017 at 3:02 am
Lovely poem my kids really wants it to snow in uk but that is very rare lately!

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