Freddie Robinson Jr. Poet Light Verse

Russian Winter Coat

I stepped out into the frigid cold
in my Russian winter coat
It felt like summertime,
all warm and toasty outside
Even though it was an arctic Michigan night,
with howling winds and sub-zero temperature
I was one well-insulated Siberian tiger ...
a Detroit tiger,
feeling hot and sweaty
in my Russian winter coat
I felt bad for the shivering souls
who briskly walked past me,
rushing to wherever there was heat
As for me, I was moving casually,
like I was on a midnight stroll in the middle of June
It felt like summertime high noon
I was just an old Highland Park polar bear,
walking in a winter blizzard without so much as a care
Anybody who lives in cold weather climate,
I suggest this one vital 
clothing item
for winter survival
Get an authentic Russian winter coat
It will keep you warm as mama's oven;
inside that furry lining, on a cold day,
you be feeling like hot-buttered toast
and a sizzling English roast

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Alexis Y. March 11, 2017 at 9:48 PM Hi Freddie, I really enjoyed your well written write. I must say it was a bit funny as well. Your skillful pen created good content and imagery. I've never experienced that kind of "cold" . :-)Alexis

Doug Vinson March 11, 2017 at 9:12 PM One of life's great pleasures - being warm when it's really cold. : )

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 11, 2017 at 8:15 PM As one who appreciates (some would say obsesses over) being properly equipped for the weather, I do doth indulge in this write Freddie; sheep on my feet, bunnies on my head, and duck down down to my knees, one toasty northern gal I be ;) xomo!

Cheryl Hoffman March 11, 2017 at 8:15 PM Lol, thank God you had on that Russian winter coat feeling like a sizzling English roast! Those two last lines had me giggling Freddie! Enjoyed your cool poem!~P & L~Che