Shiverin’
By GC SMITH
It’s cold
down here
in semi-tropical
coastal South Carolina
There’s frost
on the roof
and a heat pump
that’s struggling
There's ice coating
salt marsh grasses
a phenomona never
seen before
I don’t own
a down filled parka
an ear flap hat
or insulated boots
Like a dog
trying to shit
a peach pit
I’m shiverin’
Meanwhile
know-it-all
politicians prattle
about global warming
Seems to me
penguins will survive
glaciers will grow again
global life will go on
Of course
my conclusion
depends first upon
not freezing to death
Poetry, prose, and other stuff meant for the reader's enjoyment. Web page at: Click here. My novels are White Lightning, The Carbon Steel Caress, In Good Faith, and Mudbug Tales; A Novel in Flashes, wit' recipes. My poetry book is A Southern Boy's Meanderings. CLICKY My webpage:
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