Unexpected Hard October Frost

We Had a Hard Frost This Morning '" I Wrote a Poem About It

Tony Payne
This is a poem that I wrote, that was inspired by an unexpected hard frost on this clear October morning.

Icy cold morning
I was up at dawn
Frosty white covered
The dark green lawn

Car windows covered
In solid white ice
Had to scrape them for ages
Which wasn't so nice

It's still in October
Far too early I say
But the weatherman said different
For this working day

So windows scraped
Into the car I get
To find that my problems
Weren't over yet

For despite the fan
Being set on full blast
As I started to drive
The screen fogged up fast

I wiped and wiped
But it did no good
The fog came back
As thick as it could

But five minutes later
As I drove carefully along
The screen was able to clear
And the mist was all gone

Though my car is not new
It's not really old
But the heater's not great
And my feet remained cold

The vents on the floor
Point way too far back
So my poor cold feet
Remain under winter's attack

At the office it took
Two hours or more
Before my poor feet
Did finally thaw

It's October right now
And it makes me feel glum
Knowing far worse than this
Is still yet to come

So wrap up well
Get your car windows clear
And allow extra time
So the fog disappears

DRIVE CAREFULLY EVERYONE

Published by Tony Payne

Tony Payne is a freelance writer who lives on the South Coast of England with his wife Debbie. He has worked in the IT Industry all his life, and has been writing on various sites for the last 10 years. T...  View profile

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  • Sandy James10/26/2010

    Yes, get out those wool socks!

  • Tony Payne10/25/2010

    Last night was even colder, or at least the frost was even harder. The sky was clear when I left for work, the moon was bright, stars were shining, and the windshield took ages to scrape. That's 2 Mondays in a row. Soon to be every morning unfortunately :(

  • Victoria Leigh Miller10/23/2010

    Seems so early for frost! It was so cold last night!

  • Rita Oakleaf10/22/2010

    We had some frost here in Ohio. Luckily my husband started my car early for me to thaw it out, because I was running late and didn't expect to have to scrape off windows.

  • leroy coffie10/22/2010

    glad we don't have much frost here in FL. I hated the Ice storms in NY the most

  • Tony Payne10/22/2010

    I saw it was -4 (24F) which is pretty bad for October. Luckily it wasn't quite a frost last night though.

  • Paul Rance10/22/2010

    I heard it was -5 down your way. Not a fave time of the year at all for me, and you've encapsulated my feelings...

  • Lady Samantha10/22/2010

    good one!

  • Susan Kaul10/22/2010

    We are at freezing right now. It is 2:30am and 32 degrees F. Burrrrrrr.

  • Z.J. Ascensio10/21/2010

    Good poem. It's getting colder here, too. Not quite frosty yet, but soon!

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