swift as black friday
one by one at first
then swift as black friday crowds
they come piling on
till no single piece of earth
remains free of the masses
[11:25 AM]
What always amuses me is how life here works when it comes to snow.
Where I grew up (northern New Jersey), snowstorms weren’t really a source of panic for folks. We heard it was going to snow, did a quick check of the fridge to make sure we had some food, checked to make sure we had ice-melt, and then just waited to see what would happen. When I lived in Texas, the odd snowfall or ice-storm brought some disquiet, but nothing really major. So, as you can imagine, the panic that overwhelms my little piece of earth (Baltimore, Maryland) when they predict snow is fairly awesome to behold.
You’d think that bread and milk were going out of style.
They’re predicting between three and eight inches of snow between now and tomorrow at noon, which doesn’t really scare me all that much – after all, what am I supposed to do, right? I haven’t been off-post to go see how the grocery stores are doing, but I’m imagining crowds…
The funny thing is that when I wrote this tanka, I was actually more thinking of snow falling and how it starts and then suddenly is a deluge, but it works for the folks rushing to the market too…
I’ve always lived here in Arkansas and it is the same way here. A drizzle of snow falls and people are running around like chickens with their heads cut off screaming ‘the sky is falling’ as they fight each other off to get the last gallon of milk. It is crazy I tell ya. Be well.
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I don’t even want to be reminded of this damned snow. You’ll make me turn to drink. Tench, it’s noon. I know you live on the East Coast like me. No drinking for you. I am appreciative that I can write these things and not have you treat me as some monster. In real life, finding that Furby happens far more than stalking porn stars or whatever.
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