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Whether Statistics Ad

05 Wednesday Mar 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Humor, Nature, Weather

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humor, Nature, poems, Poetry, rain, statistics, weather

Create your own forecast on the fly

More accurate.
No training needed.
Customized by you, for you.
Available anytime, 24/7.

Simply apply the following
guidelines to your observation
and quote Whether Statistics with
Confidence.

Dry = 0%
Dark clouds = 50%,
Wet = 100%,
(provided no sprinkler or birds are nearby.)

Observations are the sole responsibility of
the observer as to ‘whether or not’ it is or will be
wet outside.*

Enjoy Whether Statistics with my compliments.

*Not responsible for wet clothing or hair.

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Freezing Rain in the News

03 Monday Mar 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Humor, Nature, Weather

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Nature, news, poems, Poetry, rain, weather

Freezing rain recently passed through Colorado, leading to a 140-car pileup on I-25 in Denver. Around the rest of the state, nature took the brunt as this news story describes, with a little help from alliteration.

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Pellets of Water Pound the Pavement
Icy Paths Persist
Pulverized leaves pummeled down as
roof peaks peeled, predominantly due to
a passing pressurized surprise storm.

Preliminary reports predict that precipitation
has passed; pleasant weather will prevail.

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Dancing Flames

24 Monday Feb 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Nature, Weather

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cold, dance, fire, poems, Poetry, Winter

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Orange flames rise and dance
so I don’t have to move to
keep the cold away.

Haiku

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Nature’s Focaccia Bread

12 Wednesday Feb 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Animals and Insects, Nature, Weather

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bread, Nature, poems, Poetry, snow, weather, Winter

Children’s footprints,
softened by late winter sun,
form pock marks in the
dough-colored yards of snow.

Half-eaten fruit dropped
by passing birds leave
a seedy topping for
nature’s focaccia bread.

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Warmed by Winter

07 Friday Feb 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Nature, Seasonal, Weather

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Nature, poems, Poetry, snowman, weather, Winter

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Flames flicker an invitation
to hooded bundles of fur
entering the front door.

Shedding their coats and boots,
stockinged children race to
the welcoming fireplace.

Eyes sparkle as giggles break
into the slightly embellished
tale of their snowman, just
sure he’ll come to life someday.

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Hibernate

04 Tuesday Feb 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Animals and Insects, Mountains, Nature, Weather

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animals, mountains, Nature, poems, Poetry, rest, Tranquility, weather

Bears do it,
Snakes do it,
So why, oh why,
Can’t I do it!

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Punxsutawney Phil

02 Sunday Feb 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Animals and Insects, Humor, Nature, Weather

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animals, humor, Nature, poems, Poetry, weather

Dear Phil,

Hi! Just seeing how you’re doing.
Haven’t seen much of you lately.
Hope you’ve been cozy and warm.
Did you remember, today’s your day?

Everyone is waiting for you
to pop your head out for a minute.
I’d invite you to stay and frolic,
but I’ve had enough Winter.

On the other hand, though,
they say statistics don’t lie,
and your accuracy rate
is rather low at 37%.

So, come, play, stay a while.
Enjoy the day, sunny or not.
Happy Groundhog Day!

Sincerely,
Your Friend

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Stick Shadows

22 Wednesday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Nature, Weather

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Nature, poems, Poetry, seasons, weather, Winter

Stick shadows dance
‘neath the winter sun,
carefree as the breezes
passing through.

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Chilled to the Bone

12 Sunday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Health, Life, Weather

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arthritis, body, bones, chill, cold, fibromyalgia, poems, Poetry, weather, Winter

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Winter’s nip seeps through my pores,
creeping through vessels and nerves
till it finds my thinning bones,
circling ’round, sealing in the cold.

Shivering, I curl into the recliner,
snuggling with layers of quilted comfort.
Glowing cheeks, reflections of a well-lit fire,
flush brighter with my first sip of tea.

Revived, nerves and muscles jerk to
attention, stimulating blood flow,
warming these precious wands of marrow–
no longer chilled to the bone.

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Babbled Silence

11 Saturday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Mountains, Nature, Philosophy, Weather

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brook, calm, Peace, poems, Poetry, reflection, water, weather

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The brook, its babble
silenced by Winter’s freeze,
mirrors an inner calm
to all who stop to reflect.

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Snow Sundae

10 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Nature, Weather

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Nature, poem, Poetry, snow, sundae, Winter

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Marshmallow snow
dips and swags
the lone pine tree
as if an ice cream sundae
awaiting a cherry on top.

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Heat Wave

07 Tuesday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Humor, Weather

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cold, freeze, humor, poems, Poetry, weather, Winter

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Ladies and gentlemen,
crank up the power
and start your heaters.

With Arctic freeze covering
the nation, highs of 32 degrees
remain merely a dream to many.

0 to 30 and back again….
Perhaps for mopeds or bicyclists,
But not for my freezing toes!

Let the heat wave begin!

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Gift of Solitude

06 Monday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Mountains, Nature, Weather

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Nature, Peace, poems, Poetry, Tranquility, weather, Winter

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Sunmelt works to conceal
the single set of footprints
in this tranquil Winter setting;
A gift from nature to
a lover of solitude.

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Dribbling Snow

04 Saturday Jan 2014

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ice, Nature, poems, Poetry, snow, weather, Winter

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Like hundreds of bouncing balls,
snow pellets hit the window,
knocking, pounding, pouncing.

Ricocheting right and left,
they rebound then dribble
down, deflated of sound.

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Glazed Over

03 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Mountains, Nature, Seasonal, Weather

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Nature, poem, Poetry, water, Winter

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Glazed by Winter’s chill,
The stream hibernates
‘Neath layers of cold ice,
Awaiting Spring’s return.

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Lacy Snow

17 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by P Moorman in Nature, Weather

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clouds, poems, Poetry, snow, winte

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Frozen
air
swirls
inside
watery
clouds,

releasing
lacy
snowflakes
into
chilled
winter
sky.

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Blinds of Fog

16 Monday Dec 2013

Posted by P Moorman in Nature, Weather

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fog, Nature, poems, Poetry, vision, weather, Winter

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Thickened fog shades views
like partially drawn blinds,
distortIng old trees into
shadowy sticks and puffs,
disguising houses as
dark, boxy illusions,
clouding visionary memories
of unobstructed views.

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Old-Fashioned Fun

09 Monday Dec 2013

Posted by P Moorman in Children, Family, Life, Seasonal, Weather

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children, family, fun, old-fashioned, poems, Poetry, sled, snow, weather, Winter

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Buried beneath tools
in a cluttered garage,
lies a childhood sled,
hidden from view.

Twenty-five years since
it was actively used,
our lively five-year-old
set on having fun.

Today the same sled
saw the light of day,
as I tugged and drug
it from beyond its lair.

Our five-year-old grandson,
set on having fun, sledded
the snowed hill our
daughter had done.

Hard to imagine
in a techno world,
an old-fashioned toy
would be more fun!

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My Muse: Frozen Silence

06 Friday Dec 2013

Posted by P Moorman in Life, Muse, Nature, Weather, Writing

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fire, fireplace, freezing, muse, Nature, poems, Poetry, restless, weather, words

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I think these words shall fracture
if they hit our frozen air,
but my restless muse has risen,
so I’ll sit and let her play.

I’ll sit close by the fire as
she guides my written words,
then I’ll plead for
silent readings lest the
words should freeze midair.

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The bench I sat on

05 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by P Moorman in Nature, Weather

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colors, Nature, poems, Poetry, purity, seasons, snow, weather, Winter

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in the spring,
allowed me to listen to chirping baby birds;

in the summer,
surrounded me in bursts of happy colors;

in the fall,
enriched me with golden splendor.

Yet, in the winter,
I choose not to sit in its beauty
but to enjoy it from afar.

The cold, white fluff, gently laid
while I sleep, is a scene
I don’t have the heart to disturb.

It’s purity soon enough is breached
as it transforms beneath the sun,
but I’ll enjoy the untouched wonder
for as long as I possibly can.
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Layers of Winter

29 Friday Nov 2013

Posted by P Moorman in Children, Life, Nature, Weather

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barriers, children, fog, Nature, poems, Poetry, Winter

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Thickened mist lingers
’round the river,
swirling in frozen air,
mimicking bundled children
on the playground,
spinning and running–
barriers against the cold.

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Snowy Haiku

23 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by P Moorman in Nature, Weather

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haiku, Nature, night, poems, Poetry, snow, weather

Shadows of night brought
snow so wonderously wet
to quench dry land’s thirst.

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