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Cold Temperature

Looking through the lace glazed window patterns etched due to frosty cold heat failed to keep them clear as temperatures dropped low. I put my fingers on the glass prints became imprinted showing where the warmth had touched the cold pane. I then blew on the pane with one big breath one big circle appeared providing a peeking hole. Extreme cold touch the prairies heat could not keep up a peeking hole was all needed as a storm brewed outside.

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Paul Callus

Date: 4/16/2022 9:51:00 AM

I enjoyed your cold, peeking hole poem, Phyllis. I hope that by now the weather has started to warm up a bit. Take care. Wishing you a happy & blessed Easter // paul

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 2/4/2022 10:51:00 AM

Your poem reminded me of Winnie the Pooh and his cold, windy, blustery days, with nothing but a scarf, his teddy bear bottom must have been freezing! I love you have captured so creatively the frost on you window panes and how it reaches the prairies and all that was needed was a peeking hole like the one you blew on your window pane. Lovely write Phyllis. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 2/12/2022 5:18:00 PM

Thanks for your comment and yes as kids we used to blow a hole in the window to see out when the temperatures dropped low. It has been bitterly cold for long stretches and then we get an odd warm day and then it goes down 30 degrees overnight. Wild weather. lol Hugs phyl

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/2/2022 5:59:00 PM

Kids always love to draw pictures on the windowpane when it is so cold outside. This brought back sweet memories Phyl. I enjoyed visualizing your words. Blessings xxoo

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 2/12/2022 5:15:00 PM

Thanks Connie. Yes the kids love drawing pictures on the frosted windows. It has been a very cold winter and poor kids have been inside more than out. Hopeful for early spring. love phyl

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/20/2022 5:02:00 PM

I really like how you describe this hole for peeking on the wintry day!! Must be so cold up where you are

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 1/12/2022 3:47:00 PM

Hello Phyllis ... reading your verse about cold makes me shiver. We''re still in spring mode here with unpredictable days - thank you Phyllis - Lindsay

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 2/12/2022 5:12:00 PM

Thanks Lindsay. It has been a cold winter and can hardly wait for spring. So much bouncing around in the temperature. Hope all is well your way. love phyl

Judy Ball

Date: 1/10/2022 11:16:00 PM

Oohoo! Am there and doing that. Well said my friend. Although tonight it has warmed up to plus 2 C. which is much better. God Bless, JB

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 2/12/2022 5:10:00 PM

Thanks Judy it sure has been jumps in the temperatures this winter. Some days to cold to go out so smuggled in. love phyl

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/10/2022 4:18:00 AM

- A really cold winter, Phyllis ... keep the fire burning - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 2/12/2022 5:09:00 PM

A cold winter for sure and it keeps bouncing around just like a yo yo. Cold today and supposed to hit plus temp. tomorrow. love phyl

James Marshall Goff

Date: 1/10/2022 2:03:00 AM

Sweetly reads like a Shiki 'ku, Phyl, observational poetry is close to my heart & you created such a lovely picture...below zero here in Minneapolis 2! love, jim

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 2/12/2022 5:07:00 PM

Thanks for your comment and hope your weather is warming up. A very cold winter for us this year. love phyl

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 1/8/2022 3:29:00 PM

Hello Phillis, so that is where all the snow went. We had a green Christmas this time. It snows here and then it melts. I do not mind at all. Happy New Year. Enjoy your evening my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 1/9/2022 11:10:00 AM

Hello Phyills, we on the other hand have been having warm temperatures. Our Christmas was green. I wonder what February will bring. Only time will tell. Hugs.

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 1/9/2022 9:24:00 AM

Thanks Darlene. Yes we have a lot of snow and very cold weather this year. So much for global warming been hitting a lot of -35C weather lately. Happy New Year to you too. love phyl