Winter Rain in California
We Said No to the Snow
Or throw rain balls
At each other.
The kids don't need mittens
Or scarves knitted
By their mothers.
But when it's over
It's over
No shovels required
When the precipitation has
Ceased
No plows need be hired.
No white on Christmas,
It seemed rather strange
For a good many years
To get accustomed
To the change.
Having grown up
Where snow was
Part of the season,
Living out here
Challenged our learned
Sense of reason.
Santa riding in the sunshine
With sleigh runners on asphalt,
Reindeer hooves on the roads
That had never felt rock salt.
But trees were alight
As are homes on the streets,
I guess Santa
Does not require snow flakes
To get to the milk and cookies
He greets.
Christmas need not be white,
Bing Crosby notwithstanding,
Wet and cool
Can do the job
There is no real change
In the spirit
Or the branding.
So in a plastic poncho he arrives
On those slippery roofs,
And just because he's in
California,
He doesn't just goof.
He knows his job well
And is undeterred by the rain
Or the heat, or the snow,
We can count on him
Wherever we live
Again and again.
Published by David A. Reinstein, LCSW - Featured Contributor in Technology
Clinical Social Worker, psychotherapist, born in Boston and a relatively unscathed survivor of the 60 s. Fan of technology, guitars, creating music and poetry. Mental wellness coach, staff trainer and parent... View profile
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Post a CommentOh, David, I laughed so hard at this! Growing up in New Orleans, I wished for white Christmas every year. Then I moved to Chicago and got them and wished I didn't have them. Now I'm out hear in NoCal and very content to have the seasons without the snow! Great job!
Santa visits me on a surf board. Great poem
In South Louisiana, we don't get snow, either. We're lucky if the rain is even on a nice day. It's usually gray and depressing. However, Santa in pirogue being pulled by alligators is always an awesome sight!
I do believe, I do believe, I do believe....I believer I'll have another beer! LOL Happy New Year bro.
Have a Happy New Year!
SMILING as I think of a California Christmas!
Merry Christmas!!! Loved your article on The Effects of Alcohol on a Teenager’s Brain.
Your fine poem answers a question that I have often been curious about. I always wondered what it would be like to spend Christmas in a warmer climate...I think that I would definitely enjoy it.
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A great poem and thanks for sharing.
Take care
Eiddwen.