In One Short Day

In one short day, the weather changed
From dark to bright and rearranged
Our attitudes and clothes we wear
To fit the hours, foul or fair.

It started out with quite a storm
But temps unusually warm,
As rain ran riot ‘cross the road
And lawns turned into puddle mode.

The winds whipped wildly; from each tree
The squirrels scampered crazily.
Umbrellas, often such a perk,
On days like this, don’t really work.

As hours passed by, with me inside,
The rain decided to subside
And then the wind slowed down, as well,
For good, as far as I could tell.

The sun peeked out, for just a while.
I got my walk in, with a smile,
But heading back, dark clouds appeared,
This fickle weather really weird.

And now tonight, some thunder struck
And raindrops we will have to duck.
Tomorrow, I can just surmise,
Will bring another new surprise.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Wolf Avatar
December 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I really hope that's snow joke!!
Borke Avatar
December 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As to heavy winter rains, I estimate how much snow it was instead of, and I thank G-d profusely.
Dietrich Avatar
December 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Sounds like Utah weather ! Good one, ilene.Are you hearing about the WA flooding and cars floating on streets by the Seattle airport. So weird. Must be scary over there right now.
Daniels Avatar
December 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
ThkU Ilene for this lovely rhyme. I love how weather determines our moment to moment living. Nature really shows us who is boss. Seasons greetings to you. X.
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