Rabbit, rabbit! It’s the first day of February, and here we are almost to Groundhog Day again, about to hang all our faith and hope in a soothsaying rodent. It’s 15 degrees here and feels like 3, and I’m not sure whether to wish for more chances of snow for mid-week reading or hope for the greeting of the roadside daffodils.
One type of poem I’ve been writing since last year is a gift basket poem – – what would I give a recipient in any given month of the year? For February, the choice is clear: it’ll be filled with oatmeal colors to help keep you warm.
If I were giving
you a gift basket
I’d go with oatmeal tones
with items in beiges
all good to the bone!
walnuts and whole oats
an overnight oats kit~
brown sugary raisins
for those healthy and fit
a hand-knitted muffler,
with scarf and a cap
to seal in the warmth
in winter’s dread gap
a book cover beige and
golden in hue – it’ll be
Theo of Golden ~
you’ll laugh and cry, too!
one more thing ~
a toasty Ugg pair
to snuggle the toes
from this icy cold air
Common Threads 