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I am February

Fierce am I, and fearless
Challenging the shades of winter
Taunting its dreaded demise
Mocking the shadow's prognostication
Tickling the timid hearts
Of somnambulant lovers
Arising to a chilling challenge
I stand the guardian of March’s madness
Exacting a toll on all who pass
For I am February
And I hold no heart
But yours

Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2024

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Shadow Hamilton Date: 2/4/2024 9:06:00 AM Very good John you sum up February beautifully a month of moods switching from sullen to rage without warning a fav for me Hugs Shadow Login to Reply

Paul Willason Date: 2/1/2024 7:43:00 PM You have stepped into the month as if was tailor-made....spoken with the usual creative spark and novelty. Last two lines, quite chilling. Login to Reply

Susan Ashley Date: 2/1/2024 6:23:00 PM Dear John, your February poem is ingenious! A fav! Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan Login to Reply

Speaks Volumes Date: 2/1/2024 2:17:00 PM yup, its February and there's a contest that was supposed to be judged in December that hasn't been judged. I have a feeling the sponsor was the writer of this wonderful poem about mocking the shadow's of prognostication. Best regards from SV Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 2/1/2024 5:21:00 PM Yup, I found it yesterday and shouted WTFWF... Where The F**k Was That...

Andrea Dietrich Date: 1/31/2024 10:21:00 PM Very cool and February for me is a heck of a lot better than January. Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 2/1/2024 5:24:00 PM yeah, but she so often steals our hearts and then.....

Hilda Greenhough Date: 1/31/2024 8:56:00 PM I love it. You nailed the posture of February. It was a wonderful read. Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 2/1/2024 5:25:00 PM she's not all hearts, and flowers, and groundhogs...

Gershon Wolf Date: 1/31/2024 6:24:00 PM I remember those Februarys. For almost twenty years now in Chicago, though, February is much, much warmer overall. A piece of cake, really. Here comes Spring. 5VN Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 2/1/2024 5:26:00 PM and she contains another "RRR" we Bostonians ignore.