Jack Frost Vs Disambiguation.

The rain fell and the frost came. 

Pavements became sheets of glass 
waiting for unsteady limbs, 
ready for their fall. 

The back door opened, 
shuffling feet made 
there way down a glistening path, 
an old key to this problem 
held tight in the palm of a hand. 
When... 

Slip Bang Jolt! 

Stars appeared 
before dark. 
Pain made his 
presence 
known. 
Jack Frost  
laughed loudly. 

The old bag of salt 
sat in the musky shed 
looking almost tierd and worn. 
It was time again for it 
to see the light of day, 
to once more do battle, 
scratch and scrape that glass 
beyond repair and dissolve 
any hope of another ambush. 

Jack Frost was 
about to be 
assaulted. 

The element of surprise 
was perhaps lost, 
but the element of 
Sodium Chloride 
was about to 
wage war and win.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Owens Avatar
January 12, 2010 at 7:06 PM
Another good one...Enjoyed...Marty
Brown Avatar
December 17, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Thank you for sharing your outstanding poetry with us today Ned. I enjoyed reading it. Love, Carol
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