"Flake Break"

The light snow and chilly air today has made many people around me a bit grumpy, a little depressed or even outright mad. I say don't fret. Think of the snow like the novelty it is. Today could have been the last time it snows until next fall. Even if it is not, the occasions we get snow in the near future will be quite rare. I say enjoy it like you did in November when the first few flakes hit the ground. Enjoy the beauty, enjoy the novelty. Here is a poem I wrote today during my lunch break about why it is silly to care.


"Flake Break"

a silly poem by Edwin Gomez:


I look out the window and I see something wrong
The heavens turned white and the day looks like night
The numbers on the wall say this doesn’t belong
An optimistic party crashed without a proper invite

I would normally be upset by such disrespect
She’s too stubborn to go on her annual vacation
Instead she’s pushing for warnings to be in effect
In a mean spirited final act of desperation

Temporary goosebumps can’t turn back time
Days like these are few and far between
Snowflakes are falling but face an uphill climb
As the world around us returns to green

I know its cliché but tomorrow’s only a day’s wait
And it’s a comfort to know the flakes are fleeting
Gone are the times where we need to hibernate
Gone are the days of a bright two foot beating

So do not despair when the sky acts without reason
Pushing us to the brink of taking more than we can take
Welcome to the last snowfall of the season
Welcome to the 6 month flake break

We’ve sprung ahead and you can’t beat the clock
It will soon be time for people watch and flip flops
Get ready the picnics, bike trips and sunblock
Snow be damned, the springtime can’t be stopped