The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 12/1/07

[BlueIris]

"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

[Droopy]

1. I used to like snow before I started driving a truck for a living

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. :)

[BlueIris]

2. Yeah, I'm really praying we DON'T get snow where I live this weekend.

Because, among other things, I live at the top of a big hill. Which is impossible to get down once it has snowed.

[BlueIris]

3. Kick.

[DarkTirade]

4. Ow!

:P

[BlueIris]

5. Sorry.

[ThomCat]

6. Reading this conjures a beautiful image.

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. :)