Harsh snow
It was the crisp winter of Seattle on some year
I was outside just 2 blocks down from my home
In a park which was covered, layered in snow
The snow was thick, being a couple feet down
Before hitting a brick like soil which is frozen over
I trudged through the snow going up a slope
The cold poking at my winter suit
A frigid day with the sun blocked out
The clouds darkened like ash flying in the sky
At the top of the hill was a sled
Held by my father, it was orange and bright
It was the only thing like sunlight there
So, I climbed aboard and let myself go
As I was riding above the snow
This went on multiple times
The fun fading for each turn
I would have kept going even so
But I stopped, tumbling forward
Hitting the snow, I fell face first
Being on my knees I did not want more
So, I resorted to trying other things
How foolish I was, challenging my dad
I knew little of what he had in store for me
He was swift and accurate, hitting my eye
It was at that time that I cried
Home we went as the sun peeked out
A day that I don’t speak about
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Submitted by 20madouk20 on April 26, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
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