some of sue's thoughts: Rhymes and Thoughts on Winter

TGIF Haiku

I like Friday best

This week seemed extremely long

A chance for down time

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Well at the end of the workweek we all look forward to Friday and some time to relax, or at least a change from the Monday to Friday routine. The busier I am one weekend, the more I look forward to Friday the next week. I guess when I’m doing things, even fun things, on the weekend my body and brain don’t get to relax as much as I need them to.

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Saturday's a lovely one,

The squirrelly workweek

Is all done.

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This one is short and sweet, and to the point. I do love Saturday mornings, even on busy weekends because I generally get up early any way so I can have a few minutes to myself. I can reflect on the week just passed and plan out how I want my day to go (even if I plan way too much!). It feels like such a hopeful day to me. Whether or not it turns out to be as productive as I planned, it’s still nice to have the time to fill.

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Ok, ok, the weather's bad,

It's windy, cold and rainy,

It's not the first storm we've had,

So let's not be so complain-y!

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Really, we do tend to go on and on about the weather. At this point in time, politics being what they are at the moment and everyone upset about something, I guess the weather is one thing we can all talk about without too much argument---although I have seen times when people got really angry at each other because one person hates cold weather, and one hates hot weather. I guess if you’re looking to fight, any subject will do.

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This is the Seward house at our town park. The town is thinking about renovating it to use as a small banquet hall for our recreation sports teams to use for their awards dinners. I just like stone buildings!

The sky is gray, the trees are bare,

The birds are flitting from here to there,

There's random snowflakes floating 'round,

They're not sticking on the ground,

The pine trees are swaying in the breeze,

Which makes cheeks red and noses freeze.

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February’s gray skies and barren landscape are somewhat brightened up for me when there are birds around. You can’t go wrong with appreciating Mother Nature when all else fails. Snow flurries, a little breeze, cold air, and swaying pines really make for a lovely view whether you’re looking out the window or out and about getting a frozen nose and rosy cheeks.

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Monday and caffeine

Go together

Like bulky coats

And Winter's weather

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This is another short and sweet verse. Mondays are hard! Getting back into the workweek routine needs a little help. Whether you get your caffeine from coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cola or an energy drink, most of us use it to get going Monday morning and to keep going through the afternoon energy slump. Winter cold demands a warm coat, and they feel so bulky when you put them on and try to get into and out of the car. They just go together.

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They dragged the ground hog from his bed

He didn't look too happy

They asked him 'bout the winter's length

(I'd have been mad and snappy)

With beady eyes he looked around

And they said he saw his shadow

Which means six more weeks of winter

Ok then! Time to go.

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Groundhog Day! Oh boy, this year I think we were looking forward to the nonsense associated with the day more than other years. It was a nice diversion to have a rodent predicting when winter will end. And of course it wasn’t without controversy! The Pennsylvania groundhog, Punxatawny Phil, and the Long Island one, Chuck didn’t agree about the nearness of springtime. No surprise since they are in two different states and hundreds of miles away from each other. Oh well, it was a good diversion from the usual crap on the news.

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The workweek ends

And I am spent

Tonight my sofa's

Heaven sent.

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And another Friday came, I was tired, and the sofa felt oh so comfy! My energy was gone, and it was time to recharge. I am always so thankful for my nice couch corner with its pillows and blanket waiting for me like old friends. I tried to read a book, but darned if I didn’t keep falling asleep on it. Geez! How could I be so tired? Oh well, I guess that’s what comes of being busy all week.

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Saturday starts cold and bright,

The sun is very nice,

It makes me think of summer days,

When I drink my coffee iced.

Sometimes the sun in winter is so bright, with a bright blue sky with white puffy clouds and it looks like it would be warm outside. That’s when I start daydreaming about summer days spent sipping iced coffee in the afternoon while relaxing outside on the deck reading a book or just watching the leaves on the trees fluttering in a light breeze while squirrels frolic in the bushes and jump tree branch to tree branch. Those thoughts are a nice respite from the chill of February days. It’s at this point that the days are noticeably longer and the sun, if you’re in your car, actually feels warm. Surely those lazy iced coffee sipping afternoons cannot be too far away!