DocAndersen
It is easier, I suspect
to keep
the thumb safety in the glove
in the pocket
away from sharp edges
and icicles with teeth that rend and tear.
but the imperfection must be handled!
We must find the moment
within the impact
as the explosion
flows outward from us.
flinging as if the intent
had only ears of stone.
Each time wondering. Each time
further and further
flinging more and more
until
there is no more
and
remembering the sore thumb
placed back in the glove
back in the pocket
to live another day.
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Do you sometimes like to throw snow balls at poeple?
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Yes
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No
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Really liked the poem gives the reader a lot to think about. I really liked the picture for it took me back to my home state of PA and winter snows. I would love to play in the snow again.
i miss the snow in the summer. In the midst of snow, I miss the summer! Thanks for the kind words!!!!
Bas me like snow, I like snow games.
I do as well, when it is really hot outside my mind returns to winter!
I had playing this in childhood
Thanks! Childhood memories are always wonderful for snow balls and sleds!
Living in Florida now my snowball throwing days are a thing of the past for now.
sometimes snowballs as memories are better than real ones!
As children, we spent hours in the snow and having fun.
so did we, always out in the snow!
I think everyone has thrown a snowball at least once in their life.
yup except for our Virily friends in the tropics!
Forgot about our warm-weather friends!
we are a global entity! The sun never sets on Virily!!!
You gotta be careful who you throw snowballs at, but you already knew that!
You don’t want to get the look. 🙂
I have gotten the look for snowball throwing. It is not fun!
We also built snow forts and stockpiled snowballs. Then at “go” a blizzard of snowballs flew.
i remember those days, ready for snow ball wars~
The funniest activity of winter was the sword fights with icicles. The first time, every time, that the icicles touched one of them would break. They were very short sword fights but we had endless icicles.
we used to always do that – another fun activity was running along the houses that had lots of Icicles and knocking them down, they actually made music as they cracked!
When I was a child we did it often.
I remember spending hours outside and never being cold!
snowball fights are a favorite winter activity here.
Here as well, although there are some people that use the look your cat picture had instead of snowballs.
You throw that snowball and…
I can’t help it, I have to find out what is on the other side of and!