Shoveling Snow

Elena dal Friuli
Snowflakes and backaches
How do they relate?
The fast falling snow
Will turn to shoveling weight.

We laugh as we glide
Down the fresh snowy road
Then reality strikes
To shovel snow, what a load!

Slowly we reach
For the shovel we own
And slowly we start
Down the shoveling zone.

Seconds to minutes
And minutes to hours
Our backs now give out
Under shoveling powers.

So snowflakes and backaches
Go hand in hand
As snowflakes fall
And backaches expand.

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I just discovered writing as a way to express my feelings, opinions, and ideas. I still have a long way to go and many things to learn, but I am grateful for this journey I have begun. I currently pos...  View profile

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  • Cindy Tuttle1/10/2010

    Elana, you really have a gift!I am sure glad you share it with us.
    With Love,'
    Cindy

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