First Snow

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First snow has fallen it’s one a.m.
everyone is sleeping curled up in their beds
It comes down hard like a long summer’s rain
freezing me into my own private world

A world where palm fronds wave in the wind
never fearing the cold of a winter’s deep freeze
Where warm water laps upon golden pink shores
and seagulls battle for fishing rights below

The air is tinged with the scent of plumeria blooms
and even the storms sent by Lady Ocean herself
leave just enough rain to replenish the splendor
of mountain rainforests and botanical wonders

In winter when the wind steals my breath
and the thermometer promises instant death
My mind retreats to a fantasy world of warm Tradewinds and someone I can call my own

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12 responses to “First Snow”

  1. Keith's Ramblings Avatar

    This is wonderfullty descriptive, brrrr!

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you Keith! I am definitely not a snow bunny!🐰

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  2. willowdot21 Avatar

    This is beautiful and your words are so lyrical. I feel their chill 💜💜💜

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you so much Willow! 🎵

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  3. pensitivity101 Avatar

    Beautiful poem. Lovely to see a poem from you Ami. Trust you are well.

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you love! Sometimes things get too difficult, but I am still fighting (or swimming) against the current. Hope you are doing ok? 😊

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      1. pensitivity101 Avatar

        So far we’re doing OK thanks.

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  4. Sadje Avatar

    A very beautiful poem Ami.

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      1. Sadje Avatar

        You’re most welcome

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  5. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

    Yes, very similar here in Southport, NC! 7° ambient temperature with over 3 inches of snow on the ground and ice over that! No longer chilly but downright devastatingly frozen! 🥶 Unfortunately, these heat pumps do little in this type of weather.

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  6. “Oh Captain My Captain” Avatar

    Living in the coastal SC Lowcountry I can identify with your words. Last night we had our first snow since 2018 and tonight our 16 degrees sets a new low record. We woke up this morning to our snow, palm trees and live oaks covered in ice.

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