Impending

The highway signs flashed “High Alert!
Tomorrow, don’t be driving.”
The day before Thanksgiving,
There’s a winter storm arriving.

So traffic crawled and inched along
Much slower than just slow
‘Cause everyone was on the road
To beat the coming snow.

You’d think that Martians had attacked
Or that the world was ending
When all that fuss is for some weather – 
Lousy, but impending…
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 12/14/2014 2:20:00 PM
I like the last line especially Ilene.
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Date: 11/29/2014 6:20:00 PM
Ilene, once again you have exceled yourself, love this one, take care my dear............Vera.............
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Date: 11/27/2014 9:14:00 AM
Just made a trek, took twice the time. Bumper to bumper in slushy slime. Thirty minute crash clean up. Then watch them fools start to speed up. Fifteen minutes down the road. Two semi's tangled up their load. He passed me going sixty-five. He's just darn lucky he's still alive. Safe travels and Happy Holidays ilene. Peace. :)
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Robert Johnson
Date: 11/29/2014 4:24:00 PM
It was true. Everybody and their brother was going to Gramma's house. Crazy!
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 11/29/2014 2:17:00 PM
wow! don't know if that's true, but i'm glad you weren't involved in it. thanksgiving traffic is usually the worst - this year it seemed worse the day before because of all the hype about the impending storm. hope your holiday was nice...
Date: 11/26/2014 8:27:00 AM
Ahhhhhhh...another masterpiece by the queen of poetic wonder. You've still "got it" Ilene. Although I live in sunny Florida, I can appreciate your thoughts about the snow and this Thanksgiving. Stay safe & warm and enjoy the turkey & family:) Terry
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 11/29/2014 2:15:00 PM
hey terry! hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving. we never got the snow they were predicting (fortunately!) but everyone was going crazy worrying about it. enjoy your warmth!
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