Winter blues

by boyshchrm6barrie, Ontario, Canada

Feb 2011 652 Views 24 comments

Winter blues

Cold puffy fingers sometimes white or perhaps blue
Frozen slippery steps and thoughts of chipping ice thru
Snow covered autos all in a row distinguished
entirely by a smidgeon of colour sometimes relinquished
A grim freezing day and yet many more of winter
I long for a moment of time of warmth..if only a splinter
Frozen numb wipers and sealed frozen locks
Perhaps the car will start if the battery's not shocked
Defrost forever to blurry images outside
Seems forever before I can even try to drive
Did I mention how I hate this sh..........sleet
Did I tell you I don't like it only try to survive it
Images in my head now drive me insane
More days of cold, frozen, broken,stiff, mundane,
stuck, caked, blurry, miserable, cursed misery.
Did I mention I hate winter?
Slipping, sliding, falling and shambles
Wind blowing me sideways as I ramble
Am I cold and miserable or to the point of frostbite
Can I make it thru one more cursed winter night
Did I mention I hate winter?

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Posted: Feb 2011

About this poem:

Did I mention I don't like winter.

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Comments (24)

RedHeadedTaurusHere, Michigan USAFeb 11, 2011

Really, really tired of this winter thing myself.

Great write.

Thanks.

boyshchrm6OPbarrie, Ontario CanadaFeb 11, 2011

Thanks RedHeadedTaurus. Misery loves company.
Hey... at least you are further South than me...lol.

Macduff5Newcastle, New South Wales AustraliaFeb 11, 2011

Hi Boyshcrm,
A friend of mine who lived for 13 years in Canada said it's not a place to grow old. After reading your poem...I can see where he was coming from. Having said that...and having been very hot lately, I'd relish some cooler weather...maybe not sub Arctic though?

boyshchrm6OPbarrie, Ontario CanadaFeb 11, 2011

Hi Macduff. No...perhaps a place makes you old. Seriously tho I
do love CaNerda, but not fussy about the winters. I'll send you some ice and snow and you can send me some sunshine ok. Did I mention I hate winter?

EarlgreyteaLimassol, CyprusFeb 11, 2011

Man, i hate winter too, nice write...

jazzy75Houston, Texas USAFeb 11, 2011

I feel your pain....winter gives me the blues!! It took my neighbor 30 minutes to start his truck yesterday morning....right outside my bedroom window.....CRANK.....sputter.....CRAMK....sputter!!! lol Did I mention it was 5:30 in the am!!!

andrew149Southbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKFeb 11, 2011

Know where you're coming from my friend, ours is not so cold, but wet and miserable and dark for months....a miserable time....Andrew...

boyshchrm6OPbarrie, Ontario CanadaFeb 11, 2011

You hate winter to Earlgreytea. I guess that is why you are
in Cyprus you lucky duck. Man am I jealous right about now.
You must get sick of the Sunshine....lol.

niah9Auckland, New ZealandFeb 11, 2011

If it's that bad.....come to NZ

I've only seen snow capped mountains in the distance, sitting in my VW convertable sipping hot chocolate...long story...a middle of the night mercy dash south with a friend, soon after I arrived...my last sight of snow....but I get a memory flood reading you wintery poems...
brrrrrr....Niah the mystery woman

boyshchrm6OPbarrie, Ontario CanadaFeb 11, 2011

Thanks for your comment Jazzy you do feel my pain.
That is annoying that early in the morning.

boyshchrm6OPbarrie, Ontario CanadaFeb 15, 2011

Thanks Andrew. Everything is just such a pain
during winter here. A simple errand ends up
taking up your whole day.

boyshchrm6OPbarrie, Ontario CanadaFeb 19, 2011

Thanks for the synopsis chrone. Yes Canada
is the land of snow at times. No wonder
hockey is so popular here huh.

ChroneCremona, Lombardy ItalyFeb 21, 2011

thank you too, i thought you are a bit angry about my big mouth

boyshchrm6OPbarrie, Ontario CanadaFeb 25, 2011

Well sounds nice Niah. I could only wish.
Canadians never get angry chrone...they just get even....lol. tY
Did I mention I now hate winter even more!!!!!

SCatlynBrecon, South Glamorgan, Wales UKFeb 25, 2011

I hate winter, and don't think I would survive up there. (I take a 7 hr. drive to visit my parents every 3-4 months in south Texas. I love Texas. I hate winter(at any location where it gets below freezing more than 2 weeks of the year... and most esp. where the wind never ceases to blow, except in the summer.) Yeah, I hate ...very cold weather.

But some people just love living in Alaska(& I'm not talking about politicians - I know people who've lived there, had to leave, missed it, and moved back as soon as they got the chance

)

Great poem & great description of all the numb & frozen things in a cold climate's winter

thesunandtheseaTampa, Florida USAFeb 26, 2011

Mr. BM)))) ^___^ hahaha I love winter!!! LOL it's just 25 Celsius here in WINTER!!!! LOLOL So I LOVE WINTER!!

You dont wanna know how many Celsius for SUMMER here...

it's 40 Celsius!!!!!

I was almost burn by the sun last year~!!! but lucky me that I have air-con both in my office and my condo... ^__^

Nice complaint oops! Nice Write!!!

Why don’t you find someone cute and pretty to cuddle?

maybe she can warm you a lil….LOLOLOL

(She can also help you push the car that stuck in the snow too.

) LOL

RedexNorthumberland, England UKFeb 26, 2011

Such a cool write

sorry just because our snow is over I should feel some sympathy for others still in the thick of it

anyway I have sent this wooley jumper for you

thesunandtheseaTampa, Florida USAFeb 26, 2011

LOL Redex! you are NICE!!! I will help sending the wooley jumper to Mr. BM too... here!

LOL I gave two!

Ladybee42East Liverpool, Ohio USAFeb 26, 2011

brrrrr! when there's a 'brrrr' in the month....wear your coat!

boyshchrm6OPbarrie, Ontario CanadaMar 7, 2011

Thanks Scatlyn. Misery loves company. Liked your story of woe even though short lived. Yes some people love the winter and all its activities. Did I mention I hate winter? Just had another snowfall yesterday...afraid to look outside this morning...

boyshchrm6OPbarrie, Ontario CanadaMar 7, 2011

If I didn't know better Jib I would think you
are rubbing my face in it. I know you would
never do anything like that though.

boyshchrm6OPbarrie, Ontario CanadaMar 11, 2011

March now LadyBee so I guess I'm coatless.
Still kinda cool up here some days though!

gnj4uBoston, Massachusetts USAMar 11, 2011

Hi, boyshchrm6,
Your poem resurfaced just as the Boston ground emerged from its winter's snow - spring soon to the rescue. It certainly paints the Winter blues!. Gone ice fishing, lately?

marikiaTbilisi, GeorgiaMay 9, 2011

The poem is so good, I thought we could forget the dreariness of winter to enjoy the poem yet once again. Winter is followed by spring, so no matter how long our suffering we know it will end some time, just as spring replaces winter in due course. Thanks for the poem, but sorry for dragging down the poem and reminding you about winter. Will a bouquet along with hearty greetings do as a compensation?