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Cold But No Cigar

No cigar— a narrowly missed success, in this poem happily missed.

COLD BUT NO CIGAR

Rainy today, cold enough for warm pajamas.
Yellow nest of autumnal loveliness.
Picturesque before starkness fills the pane.
Incisors of another season, threatening
to pinch me with impending Winter—
not so fast, dying my hair green!

10/29/2021
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Goldsmith Avatar
November 5, 2021 at 10:56 AM
A fun story/write. Are you dying your hair green for the holidays or is it just a write??? Have a blessed/fun day writing away...........
Rodrigues Avatar
November 6, 2021 at 8:18 PM
It’s a twist on seasons of life, dear Paula!
Kiser Avatar
November 3, 2021 at 3:11 PM
Now that's fun, green hair? Bringing back a little springtime?
Rodrigues Avatar
November 6, 2021 at 8:17 PM
Why not?!
Legros Kelley Avatar
October 30, 2021 at 3:01 AM
The yellow nest in autumnal loveliness, so warm and cozy. I was surprised at the end! Lol, oh, what a fun way to offset the cold of pinching winter! Green hair, and maybe at Christmastime you could wear a pretty wreath of red berries to crown your green locks. Fun poem :) <3
Rodrigues Avatar
October 30, 2021 at 3:37 AM
Thanks for adding the wreath of red berries to my green locks! What a lovely thought :)
Wolf Avatar
October 29, 2021 at 7:38 AM
I'm puffing away on this one, although it sounds like I'll need a hearth full of lit cigars. lol. Have fun with your hair... Will it turn yellow/blonde as Autumn progresses? As long as it doesn't fall to the ground... I'd better leaf you alone, eh?! Smiles, Gershon (Oh! Almost forgot. You have soup mail. ~ gw)
Rodrigues Avatar
October 29, 2021 at 8:33 AM
LOL! Will check it out.
Krutsinger Avatar
October 29, 2021 at 6:32 AM
Ahhhhh this is sweet "Yellow nest of autumnal loveliness."
Rodrigues Avatar
October 29, 2021 at 7:09 AM
Thank you!!
Buhagiar Avatar
October 29, 2021 at 6:09 AM
Is it raining there? Here it's like a monsoon but cold. Hugs.
Rodrigues Avatar
October 29, 2021 at 6:18 AM
Not a monsoon but wet here in Georgia USA. Stay dry, dear friend!
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