[stylist] a poem

Sat Oct 3 11:59:05 UTC 2009

That would be to myself.  I was looking through a drawer that has some of my 
old writing--I'm putting an old story into electronic form--and I found a 
paper that had some quotes I'd written, probably in college.
Barbara

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

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From: "Susan Tabor" <souljourner at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 11:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] a poem

> Hi, Barbara:
>
> I like it! A good take on some satire, another way of making social
> commentary and communicating it effectively!
>
> BTW, I like the little footer on your emails about snow. To whom is that
> statement attributed? Thanks!--Susan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 10:17 PM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] a poem
>
> 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.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Robert Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 5:58 PM
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> 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-
>> Http://www.thoughtprovoker.info
>>
>> -----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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