POEM STARTER
Submitted by Robin Marlowe
Write a poem about unseasonable weather. e.g. A warm day in the winter, or snow in the summer.
snow on a sunny day
You weren’t supposed to come today
And yet you still arrived
And like always you took and took
And I gave, but you never seemed satisfied
Unnexpected, you showed up at my door
Knocking, and with a hood in your hand
“Why?” I asked, summer was here
You shrugged and said many things happen
That we cannot begin to understand
And so I stepped outside
Jacket in hand, cap on my head,
Gloves on my hands
All with shorts adorning my legs
And the breeze stuck me
Like a sharp slap to my face
I was unprepared
What was I expecting?
I cursed myself
I was stupid, naïve,
Whining I could brave this storm
With nothing but the clothes on my shelf
I lost the battle
But I hoped to win the war
As I rushed back in
And started to layer
Protection was needed
—no it was inevitable
And so I got dressed
And prayed to God to save me
I used the prompt as a metaphor for the way we sometimes jump before we fall, and I’m not sure if it’s too clear. First time trying to incorporate such a long on though!