Anais Vionet Poet Rhyme

I Miss the Winter Weather

Bustling corridors, places to go, 
you can’t stand still or move too slow.
Make a plan, plot a course, 
there’s an entire campus to traverse.
Other things are good to know, 
like the best place for lunch 
or where the wi-fi’s slow.

Last year there was lots of snow,
the Yale tunnel system was the way to go,
to warmly get from A to B,
when paths were dangerously icy.
This year there hasn’t been any snow 
it guess it’s global warming, you know
- or that Pacific weather pattern, El Niño?

I miss the Nor'easters and bomb cyclones 
that hazardous weather made Yale seem like home
those storms were something I took for granted.
‘Cause I want snow drifts like they have in Canada.

I left Georgia and now I’m feeling cranky.
I want the winters God used to inflict on Yankees.
I remember when blizzards, up north, were doctrinaire.
to stop them now isn’t fair - or something else näm-di-'ger.
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nom de guerre (French) = means a pseudonym

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Charity Johnson March 4, 2023 at 7:10 PM I really enjoyed reading your poem :) Great job ! Anais Vionet March 4, 2023 at 8:15 PM Thanks!

David Kavanagh February 4, 2023 at 2:25 PM We have blizzards of hazy rain here in Ireland on tap, this is a great trip you even mention the warm tunnel system under Yale, I’d no idea they had one, well winter’s not over yet, you may well get your wish, näm-di-'ger? typo Anais, tut tut, I enjoyed some very original rhyming in this one, cheers David David Kavanagh February 5, 2023 at 1:09 AM Excuse my French lol! But you have it spelt näm-di-'ger. in your poem, I’m confused! Anais Vionet February 4, 2023 at 5:56 PM Thanks (poem). I’ve been to Ireland and it’s beautiful. The accents are a delight to the ear too. No, I think it’s right (French) also “nom de guerre?“ Ya?

John Gondolf February 3, 2023 at 2:16 AM We had ice the last few days. In Dallas that pretty much shuts the place down. I don’t know if you will get snow this weekend but I know you’re supposed to have record cold temperatures, stay warm my friend. :) Anais Vionet February 3, 2023 at 4:29 AM It’s the same in Georgia. Too funny, we had the tiniest flurry last night and it’s going to get positively arctic tonight - but no more snow!