The Winter Blahs
They creep up to you in the middle
of a cold, dark and bleak winter day
when sunshine is scarce as pizza in a famine
or as a rare occurrence of winter jasmine.
Oh man, you've got the winter blahs.
You and your honey are bundled up for a walk,
King Kong and Lady Big Foot holding mittened hands,
trying to recapture some winter romance
as each of you do an icy two-step dance.
Oh man, you've got the winter blahs.
Lethargy takes over as the cold continues,
television is boring and jokes are stale,
reading a novel requires more time
as you dream of living in a warmer clime.
Oh man, you've got the winter blahs.
Your retired parents send a postcard of
an exotic resort showing miles of beaches,
"Wish you were here, join us for lunch."
Only if you send a ticket----thanks a bunch!
Oh man, you've got the winter blahs.
Days are getting longer, breakup is here,
the snow is slushier as the temperature climbs,
you wake up from hibernation and see more sunshine,
with a smile on your face you know the winter
blahs are on decline.
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Submitted by Sonny68 on January 22, 2016
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,006 |
Words | 193 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 5 |
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