No more lingering in Tarrytown–make that NYC– Friday Flash 55
Long-distance Couple Faces Snowstorm
Communication blown pre-storm:
Who needs to do
What, where, when, and why all
Possibilities are impossible (later,
What we should have done) rustles wayward
Like readying wind, but when
Prospect of being snowed-in alone is truly
Aired-you there, me here– crystally mistily
Clear–I run to the next train,
You speed to meet it.
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55 rushed words on the train posted from iPhone for the g-man. http://g-man-mrknowitall.blogspot.com
Go tell him I am hoping to beat the storm!
Tags: commuting couple, Friday Flash 55, G-Man Mr. Knowitall, long distance relationship poem, manicddaily, snowstorm poem
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ManicDDaily 
February 8, 2013 at 11:53 am
Stay warm and dry. I heard you’ll get a few inches. I’m almost envious. 😉
February 8, 2013 at 12:03 pm
You’ve certainly had some dramatic weather on your side of the country this year. Storms always make me feel like- tiny human in big solar system. I like your readying wind and “crystally mistily” Beat the storm, karin,stay safe.
February 8, 2013 at 12:11 pm
Awww, nice ending. And good luck with your real life snowstorm!
February 8, 2013 at 12:50 pm
The wonderful drama of a storm: I like “lingering” and “Tarry”town … Ha! Haven’t been there in years. Enjoyed this, especially the close. Charming.
Stay warm, dry, and safe.
February 8, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Lots of flurries in this, with a nice up-to-the-heart drift at the end. The time we spend together is finite, so it’s always good to maximize it when you can. Safe travels, k, and a good weekend together instead of alone with not-very-companionable boxes.
February 8, 2013 at 2:43 pm
get out while you can…we got an inch overnight and its gone now…sadly…we caught the very tail end of what you are getting pounded with….
February 8, 2013 at 3:21 pm
Karin…
Upstate NY is not the place to be this week-end.
I just loved the underlying urgency to beat the storm and to get to where you are going.
Loved the pic.
Loved your I-Phone 55
I feel honored that you would go to this much trouble, you make me blush. Thanks for playing, I hope all is well, and have a Kick Ass Week-End
February 8, 2013 at 3:36 pm
Ha. Well, I’m upstate now and there’s way less snow than in the City. I think it’s really a coastal storm. Have a great weekend. k.
February 8, 2013 at 5:11 pm
My prayers for everyone there~ wonderful amazement at such a surplus of snow!
February 8, 2013 at 6:28 pm
Thanks so much, Deborah. k.
February 8, 2013 at 7:24 pm
Now that looks like *some* weather
February 8, 2013 at 9:44 pm
I love that picture of the icy water. I’d love to be snowed in but we only got a crummy five inches. The wind sure was creating havoc though. Love your 55! Anything to do with trains!
February 8, 2013 at 11:36 pm
Babe, I hope you beat it, too. My ex-dad-in-law is on Long Island, in Long Beach… they are going to get hit, just as he got back in the house after Sandy. Called my ex to make sure he stays in touch with his father… Rob hadn’t even called his dad yet, and I was a bit annoyed. His dad was the only person to be nice to me after our divorce! Stay warm, and remember, keep lots of bottled water. Great 55. Peace, AMy
February 9, 2013 at 7:56 am
Thanks. I think L.I. terrible. I’ve gone further West, where there is some snow, but heavy winds.
February 9, 2013 at 12:48 am
I hope you made it…We don’t get much snow here, but I have experienced snow storms in other areas I have lived in….Hope all are safe and warm!
February 9, 2013 at 6:18 am
This is very evocative. I’ve never faced the prospect of being snowed in ALONE. Your poem opens up prospects I had never thought about.
February 10, 2013 at 3:48 pm
run to the store and get as many staples and supplies as you think you might need
journey with a new friend