A Second Cup of Coffee, Staring at the Snow…by Robert M. Katzman
Robert M. Katzman’s Amazing Story: http://www.differentslants.com/?p=355
By Robert M. Katzman © March 5, 2013
Snowbound
Sweet coffee aroma roaming across my face
Windows half steamed up
Like before and after the storm
I watch for traffic
But there’s none
Trees are so pretty
Each branch white above
Black below
Studies in shadow and light
I measure the snow by how high
The cushiony pile is stacked atop the bird feeder
Snowflakes falling at an angle
There and moving on at the same time
Busy storm with places to go
Cars to bury
Snow angels waiting to appear
Photos taken that will remain young in a shoebox
While the angels themselves
Age into reality
My radio is telling me stories
Disaster on the highways
Panicking people clearing the shelves
in Portland
in Denver
in Buffalo
While pretty snow drifts on above me
Silently in Chicago
Good news doesn’t sell ads
I guess
I’m meeting my wife at the train station
Atop a tall stairway
The 2:26 on the Northbound track
I don’t want Grandma to fall
Home from babysitting the little ones
Grandpa would miss her
If she fell
Everyone would miss her
She is the glue
She is the family
Irreplaceable
I’m watching the time
Waiting for her train
Time to suit up
Into all my protective gear
Layer after layer
Scarves, sweaters and boots
Trapping my heat
Pretending not to be fragile
Intent on protecting Grandma
I’ll make her coffee when we get back
Exactly how she likes it
Maybe we’ll watch an old movie
Snuggled together under a warm blanket
Sometimes holding hands
Gradually getting sleepy
Almost melting together
Almost like a single snowdrift
One flake indistinguishable from the other
Teens may think fevered passion
In a car’s back seat
Is the end all and be all
The ultimate wow!
Takes a long time to learn
That the flame gets lower
But burns steady
For a very long time
When you meet the right one
And never let her go
To me
Meeting Grandma
At the station
In the snowstorm
Atop the steps
To keep her safe
To keep her from falling
Being her personal Knight
Is pretty damn hot
I don’t tell her this
She’d say: You old fool
Used to be a young fool
I just put my arm in hers
In a blizzard of flakes
The Snowman and his Lady
Walkin’ on home
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About the writer
I am currently seeking an agent to do more readings for hire.
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Poetry? For me, writing poetry is not an option.
It’s a response to emotion. Like cigarette smoke,
it’s fast-flowing, shapeless and with little time to capture it.
Writing poetry in an imperative. I say what I feel compelled to say.
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