After the Blizzard
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Topic: After the Blizzard
Posted By: Les Kerf
Subject: After the Blizzard
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2022 at 7:57pm
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After the Blizzard The snows came early in '68 They piled up deep, and spring came late We thought the snows would never end At last they did, then came the wind It shrieked and howled throughout the night The lights went out, 'twas quite a fright And when at last there came the dawn The raging wind was finally gone But in its place a bitter chill Came creeping through the window sills When sun at last gave morning light The mercury was out of sight The frost grew thick on window panes We scraped it off, it grew again The icy windows seemed to say You may get warm, but not today But nature's call we all must heed And hastened now by dire need I stepped into my heavy clothes Then out into the landscape froze The path was drifted nearly shut That led out to that little hut The piles of snow would give me grief Before I finally found relief I kicked the snow out from the door Then stepped onto the outhouse floor I looked with horror at the seat My scrawny derriere must meet The frost was several inches thick I tried to scrape it with a stick But nature's call was urgent now I had to sit there anyhow Through glasses covered now with fog I finally spied the catalog Lying there beside the door Its pages frozen to the floor With fingers numb I tore some pages Then crumpled them for what seemed ages I cannot make the homeward run Until the paperwork is done At last when I could take no more I started to head out the door While pulling down my stocking hat 'Twas then I finally saw the cat Lying by the outhouse door I hadn't seen him just before In the snowdrift lying there The ice was frozen on his hair I figgered he's a goner sure But then I thought I heard him purr I picked him up and held him nigh And saw him slowly blink an eye Then stumbling through drifted snow Back to the house then I did go My family all did gather 'round To gaze upon what I had found My Grandma said "Go get some gas, Quickly now, go hurry fast!" She wrapped him in an old wool coat Then poured some gas right down his throat The cat stood up, to our surprise Then stretched and slowly blinked his eyes He started walking round the room Then like a shot, away he zoomed! Across the couch and easy chair It didn't matter who was there He ran across our laps and then He ran around the room again He made a dozen laps around The living room, and then laid down Beside the heating stove at last Poor kitty ran plumb out of gas For Tracy Joseph W. Smith 10/31/2019 |
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Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2022 at 8:34pm
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