Snow Apocolypse
Many Thoughts and a Prayer
Nope we’re not prepared
Trees will become ice
And weapons of destruction
I’m a scared Texan
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Author's Note
I reflect on the Texas Snow Apocalypse from 2021, and it was not a fun time at all. I lived with my Grandma, and we lost water and power for almost two weeks. The roads stayed iced over. It was rough. Many of us are trying to prepare for whatever this winter 2024 brings.
As we move into fall, I can’t help but feel the looming of Winter.
Weather predictions have already been made that Texas will get colder and icier.
Sadly, my state doesn’t have the infrastructure to prepare for these harsh winters. The responsibility is put on the citizens.
#isthisclimatechange
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His Haibun
He does not like poetry; I write it anyway and do not tell him. It's true his face is not a poet's face. It is round and open, youthful; too apt to be compared to the sun. His nose is neat. It is impossible to imagine him smoking a cigarette, terse, full of cheekbones and tension. His warmth burns my fingertips. I am here for his fascinating body, the haphazard freckles I touch one by one; he is here for my eyes, just my eyes. A sunbeam sneaks through the curtains and pierces us both, sizzling the spices of his skin. I inhale and wrap myself in him. He kisses my eyes.
By TheSpinstress6 days ago in Poets
Comments (6)
Loved these haikus and the picture of your grandmother. I live in Britain and we are never prepared for snow but having lived in Canada, it doesn't faze me like other Brits. We don't have anything to cope if we have severe weather and so everything grinds to a halt. It's worrying though -is it climate change? I think so.
I really enjoyed this set of poems!
Ahhh so scary heading into another “unprecedented” winter 😢😢. It’s basically impossible to prepare for something that your entire state is not designed/set up to deal with! Great haikus too!!
great story
I really felt for people in Texas during that time; so many people were making jokes, but all I could think was that it's the same (or inverse) as when we get a heatwave; your homes are not built for that kind of weather. I remember giving advice to Texan followers on Tumblr who had no idea how to cope with extreme cold and were dealing with things like chillblains for the first time. They then gave me tips for dealing with extreme heat - climate change is a terrifying thing. On a more cheerful note, this haiku is really elegant; it makes the point so clearly.
Great Haiku! Interesting and fantastic! Good job!