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Wednesday 28 March 2012


Winter 1962/1963 - A Haiku Sequence

boxing day...
our back door is opened
to four feet of snow

what an adventure!
three exited children
dig their way out

a freeze sets in...
we join the coal queue
it’s in short supply

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful way to hold a memory.

Frank... said...

It's as clear as if it happened yesterday. Thanks for your visit, Sandy....

polona said...

a lovely trip down the memory lane...

Adelaide said...

Makes me shiver to read it.

Good description.

Adelaide

Frank... said...

Thank you Polona & Adelaide for your visit & comments...

Karol Rosiak said...

Ha! I love it, Frank. Especially:

what an adventure!
three exited children
dig their way out

and

a freeze sets in...
we join the coal queue
it’s in short supply

K.

Frank... said...

Thank you for visit & comments, Karol...

Lorraine said...

That is fantastic and alittle cold but wow what reminiscence like I said Frank, it's fantastic

Frank... said...

Thank you for your visit & comments, Lorraine. It was a very cold winter...