BlueIris
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Sat Dec-01-07 12:43 PM
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The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 12/1/07 |
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"December Moon"
Before going to bed After a fall of snow I look out on the field Shining there in the moonlight So calm, untouched and white Snow silence fills my head After I leave the window.
Hours later near dawn When I look down again The whole landscape has changed The perfect surface gone Criss-crossed and written on Where the wild creatures ranged While the moon rose and shone.
Why did my dog not bark? Why did I hear no sound There on the snow-locked ground In the tumultuous dark?
How much can come, how much can go When the December moon is bright, What worlds of play we'll never know Sleeping away the cold white night After a fall of snow.
—May Sarton
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Sat Dec-01-07 01:14 PM
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1. I used to like snow before I started driving a truck for a living |
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Snow and ice on the roads can make for a terrifying night of truck driving. Fortunately, I now work for an employer that cancels work when we get a big snow. It wasn't like that with my previous employer. I went out one day not knowing what was approaching us. There was about 4 inches of snow on the ground, but the snow looked to be tapering off. About 70 miles down the road the situation took a turn for the worse. It ended up taking me 20 hours to do a run that usually takes 9 hours. The storm was the worst in local history. Nineteen inches of snow. I was very lucky to make it back when I did. On the home stretch of road going back to the terminal the road was shut down due to jacknifed big trucks. The traffic was backed up to just before an exit I could take to take a detour. The unfortunate people who were in the jam sat there for another 12 hours.
Snow? Bah humbug. :)
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BlueIris
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Sat Dec-01-07 01:44 PM
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2. Yeah, I'm really praying we DON'T get snow where I live this weekend. |
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Because, among other things, I live at the top of a big hill. Which is impossible to get down once it has snowed.
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Sat Dec-01-07 10:46 PM
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6. Reading this conjures a beautiful image. |
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and it really gives you a sense of a calm person with a hint of insecurity. There is a definite personality conveyed in this along with the imagery. This is really kind of cool and interesting to read. :)
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