[stylist] a poem

[Barbara Hammel]

All right, here's a happier one.

COOKING IN THE WINTER
By BARBARA Hammel

I hate this global warming!
It's so hot at twenty below,
But it feels like minus forty
As the blistering winds do blow.

I hate this global warming
When the heat, in minutes will freeze,
Any skin you have exposed
To the hot and humid breeze.

I hate this global warming,
And how the steam rises so dry
That it burns inside your nostrils
And brings ice tears to your eye.

Global warming grips us tightly
>From Maine to Washington
As we shiver in this tropic
At latitude forty-one.

The heat is so oppressive
It just stifles us with cold,
And the sun shines down so brightly
You can touch the fiery white gold.

Our teeth are chattering violently
As we swelter 'bout to death.
Global warming give a reprieve
So we can catch our breath.
  January 15, 2009


Snow is God's way of reminding us that beauty can be found even in the 
coldest hearts.

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From: "Robert Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 5:58 PM
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] a poem

> Barbara
>
> I see the rhyme, and you made it all fit and flow. I'd like to see one of 
> a
> more --- happy topic.
>
> You do good!
>
>
>
> Robert Leslie Newman
> Email- newmanrl at cox.net
> THOUGHT PROVOKER Website-
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 3:43 PM
> To: stylist
> Subject: [stylist] a poem
>
> Okay, I've finally gotten brave enough to share.  I know the content is a
> bit political and we're supposed to stay away from that on this list, but
> here goes:
>
>
>
> COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES
>
> By BARBARA Hammel
>
>
>
> They throw around the Holocaust
>
> Like a child's playground ball,
>
> It's just a word to banter about
>
> If it ever was at all.
>
>
>
> It's ancient history, don't you know,
>
> And facts change depending who's telling,
>
> Things added or omitted depending
>
> On the agenda one is selling.
>
>
>
> Six million people died, my friend,
>
> That's peanuts to what we face,
>
> And saying your rival's a Nazi
>
> Is nothing but a disgrace.
>
>
>
> They throw around the Holocaust
>
> Like a game they used to play,
>
> For whoever knows it firsthand
>
> Is just an old codger today.
>
>
>
> It's ancient history, don't you know,
>
> Or a conspiracy cooked up to scare,
>
> Some even say it didn't happen,
>
> How do they even dare?
>
>
>
> Six million people died back then,
>
> And not one of them had a choice,
>
> So how can lack of reform compare
>
> When America has raised its voice?
>
>
>
> They throw around the Holocaust
>
> Like a cream pie in the face,
>
> And comparing it to anything
>
> In the U.S. is a disgrace.
>
>  Friday, October 2, 2009
>
>
>
>
>
> Snow is God's way of reminding us that beauty can be found even in the
> coldest hearts.
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