November 25, 2012
Frozen rain on windows…beautiful. Hearing and feeling freezing rain, not so nice !
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frozen rain tap tap
near ocean snow often rain
feels like sharp needles
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tap tap sharp needles
sounds like icicles falling
will glass break tap tap
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tap tap in fireplace
down the chimney rain persists
can’t sleep tap tap tap
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.prompt Rain (provided by Bjorn Brudberg)
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Photo credit:
http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Glacio.html
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November 25, 2012
Resources “The Little Desert That Grew in Maine”
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land fertile grew crops
cattle and sheep grazed for years
Desert of Maine hides
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crop rotation nil
sheep ruined the landscape grazing
Desert of Maine shows
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pine trees surround dunes
the sea calls from the distance
Desert of Maine glows
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Resources “The Little Desert That Grew in Maine”
by MAURA J. CASEY Published: September 22, 2006 New York Times
and Wikipedia

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