The first day of spring was marked by icy winds and storms in the UK. Power cuts, traffic accidents and a general standstill has been the norm here for the last few days; some areas worse- off than others.
the first gust of spring
meets with freezing resistance
A cold show of force-
deadly ice winds attack as
winter declares war on all
©Vivian Zems
(#Tanka)
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March 4, 2018 at 12:31 am
Excellent! Thanks for sharing it, Vivian! 😀
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March 4, 2018 at 12:36 am
Thanks Frank! Sorry to hear about your weather wars… I thought it was just us!
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March 4, 2018 at 12:40 am
😆 I’m one of the lucky ones. Two of my sisters-in-law still have no power! I read one story that reported over a million people lost power all along the US’ East Coast. 😧
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March 4, 2018 at 12:47 am
Oh boy.. that’s tough. My cuz in Ireland keeps having to shovel away from her door…so they dont get trapped. And no-one’s allowed on the roads anymore.
Hope the ‘no power’ doesn’t mean ‘no heating’…with your in-laws?
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March 4, 2018 at 12:49 am
Probably does. But my temps were in the mid 40s F—theirs probably close to the 50s. Most of our snow melted today, and the winds died down after noon. Hope you and your family are alright!
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March 4, 2018 at 1:40 am
Thank goodness yours is ebbing. We’re fine in London- just fighting flu😊
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March 4, 2018 at 12:34 am
Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #17: Vivian Zems’ latest #tanka for my current #haikai challenge!
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March 4, 2018 at 12:47 am
🙂
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March 4, 2018 at 8:07 pm
Hang on Vivian—it’s spring soon 🙂
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March 5, 2018 at 1:56 am
Promise? 😦
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March 5, 2018 at 8:32 am
Have a bit of ours. We can spare it 🙂
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March 5, 2018 at 10:33 am
😊
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