Viv Wigley Poet Rhyme

Storm Diary- the Beast From the East

My cupboards are stacked with provisions,
six flavours of soup, plus baked beans,
thick socks and thick shirts for this amber alert
though I am not quite sure what that means.
The torch has got spare sets of batteries,
saucepans, jugs and the bath are all full,
emergency flares, logs stacked under the stairs
and Long Johns made from Alpaca wool.
I'm in bed beneath several blankets,
and trying to get off to sleep,
but it really is hard when I know in the yard
that the snow there is two inches deep.

( 'The Beast from the East' is the name that the meteorologists and the
media have given to the current cold front sweeping in from Siberia)

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Pashang Salehi March 5, 2018 at 12:18 AM Let a kind word warm you cold thoughts...Loved it.

Jean Murray March 4, 2018 at 6:46 PM Talking about flights being cancelled, a trip to Bristol with my two younger daughters to see the flat the oldest daughter has bought disappeared in the jaws of the beast last weekend Viv. Such is life. Two inches you say? Viv Wigley March 4, 2018 at 9:20 PM My brother flew to Dublin on Tuesday for my uncle Joe's funeral and had to get the ferry back. Other relatives waited for a flight and got home Saturday... Viv x. Ps- that two inches became four. But you know, men tend to exaggerate :)

Silent One February 28, 2018 at 8:18 AM I think we have been lucky compared to other places in the UK.. Loved your poem..

Roy Pett February 28, 2018 at 7:32 AM Well written Viv, you’re prepared why on Earth can’t our authorities be, we in Leicestershire have had very little snow, hope it’s not the calm before the storm, stay safe my friend. :)) Silent One February 28, 2018 at 8:18 AM You are from Leicester? Not far from me and viv..

Jan Allison February 28, 2018 at 5:40 AM Only 2 inches Mr Viv what a disappointment ... the flatulence from the beans will warm you up lol. Schools are shut on our little island today the snow wreaks havoc but of course the kids love it:-) stay warm my friend:-) hugs Jan xx Viv Wigley February 28, 2018 at 5:58 AM Jan, if I had a pound for every woman that had said " Only two inches, what a disappointment", I'd be living in the Bahamas x

Anne-Lise Andresen February 28, 2018 at 3:50 AM - Winter is no joke ... but we survive with common sense :))) - Do not panic :))) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Viv Wigley February 28, 2018 at 5:58 AM You have proper winters, Anne-Lise with snow over your chimneys. And still you keep smiling x

Arthur Vaso February 28, 2018 at 1:39 AM Ok Viv you have me in stitches here, that last line is hilarious!!! :) Viv Wigley February 28, 2018 at 1:42 AM Thanks, Arthur. I'm afraid that here in England we are useless when we get a bit of snow- everything grinds to a halt , panic buying, trains and flights cancelled- the Scandinavians must find it all hilarious. Regards, Viv