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Housebound

H0USEBOUND my god! i‘m housebound another sip of coffee outside? Imagine it’s fourteen below zero I’m tiptoeing through the snow squirrels are watching me birds with feathers all fluffed out barefooted i sink, touch feet on the icy ground god no! rather be housebound

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... Gigno

Date: 3/15/2014 12:42:00 AM

!!!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/19/2014 1:21:00 AM

This snow is sweet fodder for your poetic renderings Dave. Keep 'em coming.

Syam Madappattu

Date: 1/16/2014 6:45:00 PM

Hai...Daver,Thanks for your comment..my last piece focussed on sense of history..its easier for us to forget our roots or to remain deaf and dumb to every situation in history..but the moment a sense of history dawns, we are disturbed ..a kind of 'itching' wounds in history are opened[war] Thanks for your support.HOUSEBOUND is nice..I got a word picture how you become housebound..as usual simple and straight forward..I like...Love..take care..Syam

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/15/2014 5:34:00 PM

Of the two choices well I would take staying inside for that would be cold..Enjoyed reading your creative work..So ten below..That is cold very cold..Thanks for the visit to my page..Your comment delighted me..Sara

Michelle Mac Donald

Date: 1/15/2014 11:35:00 AM

Oh, camel farts and monkey snots...I haven't gone to see a movie in long time. I did watch one on the tube though, and what I remember the clearest in that salmon fishing episode is when the woman had said 'gilly fish'. I looked it up on the net, there they call gilly fish box jelleyfish.:(( They've 24 eyes, sets of two, humanlike. They are transparent, with poisonous tentacles...look like underwater martian/UFOs. Your movie sounds more fun.:) Love, Mikki.

John Loving Iii

Date: 1/15/2014 8:32:00 AM

I know the feeling or else the need. And watching the animals that God takes care of where we worry.

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 1/15/2014 1:07:00 AM

Nice one~ twas a pleasure reading. : ) Always, Laura

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/13/2014 8:52:00 PM

Daver, when you said tiptoeing through the snow... I imagined your sweeter side. I just want you to know I am watching you too... LOL... I'm just kidding... Them Squirrels are freaking me out.... Linda

Joe Maverick

Date: 1/12/2014 6:51:00 PM

Not fun in the U K in 87...thats 1987' not 1817; Just so ya know, we had a cold 3 weeks; and 8ft drifts of snow, at start ' bout 8 below, then moved To 21.. That was only for 2 days, and then the thaw was on..'

Michelle Mac Donald

Date: 1/12/2014 4:42:00 PM

Squirrels would be watching you for sure, Daver! Might think you're one big nut to be outside barefoot.:)) Not fun news, we are temporarily above the freezing mark, but in a couple of days we'll get your weather.:(( Hopefully there will be southerly gusts and it will head north instead! Keep well, stay warm! love, Mikki

Nette Onclaud

Date: 1/12/2014 3:51:00 PM

yes, the chill is unbearable. very descriptive and finely scribed,,daver.. stay warm.. huggs

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/12/2014 12:21:00 PM

why the heck are you out there barefooted? Hahaha. STaY in the house, silly guy. I'm just playing with you. This is great fun. Love it when you post a new one, my friend.

Kathryn Collins

Date: 1/12/2014 10:22:00 AM

Hi Daver - Are you in Minnesota? Housebound it is. love you. kathy

Daver Austin
Date: 1/13/2014 10:05:00 AM

Even Minnesota was warmer than us (Saginaw MI) the day I wrote this. Love, daver