Winter Carnival

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Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH hosts a well-known 'Winter Carnival' celebration every year about this time. It is quite the spectacle. There's even an old movie about it, titled 'Winter Carnival,' and it was filmed on Darmouth's campus...

Winter Carnival is here
  The best time of year

The statue this year is a classic
  An Ice-thyosauras - era, Jurassic

So many activities to choose from
  Ice skate, double-date, be a ski bum

For those with stout hearts
  Climb Mt. Moosilauke for a start
 
Then bobsled all the way down
  Back to Hanover Town

Just make sure the goggles you wear
  Ensure your eyes survive the wintry white glare

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Marikate Kingston

Date: 2/7/2022 10:20:00 AM

Oh, what fun. Mount Moosilauke in my younger days would have been fun to climb. What a cute, imaginary name. I used to live next to Mount Pico in Vt. I like to skate but do not have a "stout heart" for anything vertical anymore. Ice-thyosauras is he a good swimmer when he melts? I'd be brave enough 2 swim along. This poem was frostbite fun. Brrrr....

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/7/2022 1:19:00 PM

Hi, Marikate! I don't know of Mt. Pico, but Mt Moosilauke is for real. In fact, part of the freshman experience at Dartmouth College is climbing that mountain during what used to be 'orientation week.' (I was so glad that climbing 'Moose' was optional). Stay warm now. :) gw

M. L. Kiser

Date: 1/30/2022 4:56:00 PM

Now that might be a fun event, a winter carnival; great pen.

Bill Baker

Date: 1/29/2022 3:25:00 PM

Well written fun-for-all event, it seems. I'm in! Have a great week, Gershon. Your Texas friend, Bill

Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/30/2022 11:13:00 AM

Bill, Winter Carnival at Dartmouth is quite the event. I don't know it you'd cotton to all that ice, snow and frigid weather though. Thanks, my friend.

Valsa George

Date: 1/27/2022 8:13:00 PM

It would be sheer fun having such games in the cheery milk white terrain stretching endless... ! Lovely detailing !

Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/30/2022 11:17:00 AM

'Cheery milk white terrain' - Thank you for such a poetic comment, Valsa!