"Polar" Protrusion

"Polar" Protrusion

A Poem by Pete
"

That grand old poem called winter. - Thoreau

"
Hammond, IN - Pole Licker Statue: A Christmas Story

breath hard and gelid
air waterless blustery
tongues stuck to flagpoles



© 2024 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
"In winter we lead a more inward life. Our hearts are warm and cheery, like cottages under drifts, whose windows and doors are half concealed, but from whose chimneys the smoke cheerfully ascends.... We enjoy now, not an oriental, but a boreal leisure, around warm stoves and fireplaces, and watch the shadow of motes in the sunbeams." - Thoreau

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Fantastic, brings back memories.

Posted 3 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Pete

3 Months Ago

thanks TWC ... :)
It is bad enough having the tongue go on but the ripping it back off won't be pretty
Pete

Posted 3 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Pete

3 Months Ago

ugh. gives me the willies just thinking about it ... :)
I must admit, I had a laugh. That scene in A Christmas Story... Love the Thoreau quote.

Posted 3 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Pete

3 Months Ago

always better to laugh than cry says i. thanks john.
keep warm ... :)

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Pete
Pete

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I love reading, writing, music, nature, God and feeling emotion, not necessarily in that order. To me, these things go hand in hand. My favorite writer is Henry David Thoreau. I think he was a geni.. more..

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