Not a Snowflake in Sight!

Not a Snowflake in Sight!

I remember, I remember,

when I was just a lad,

snow fell in December

and all the roads were bad.

No gritting lorries then,

our water pipes all froze;

we even had an icicle

that dangled from our nose!

We'd rush to make a snowman

with two eyes made from coal;

a carrot for a nose,

and warm love for a soul.

When the sun came stealing,

and melting all we'd done;

We hoped that, by next morning,

we could make another one.

At length the dark came creeping,

and covered all around;

next morning it had snowed again,

and a new world we had found.

The world was white and silent,

as we trouped out to play;

to make another snowman,

to live another day.

Now, with global warming,

there's not much Winter fun.

No snowfall in December,

just a cold and wintry sun!

Copyright 2007 : Colin Gordon-Farleigh