another iowa winter

30 Dec 2012

another iowa winter

nobody knows what the weather
is like in iowa
just like they don’t know gigantic
potatoes only grow in idaho

in january it’s so damn cold here
the cows don’t move
so it’s easy to walk right up to them
and snap photograph after photograph

there are no metropolises in iowa
just little towns
with a post office and a tavern
where you can tie your horse to a post

in the winter the winds blows so cold
it leaves you shivering
until march when the sun penetrates
the earth and reality begins to blossom

december two thousand twelve
copyright j matthew waters
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Posted in Nature, Poetry and tagged cold, cows, horse, Iowa, photograph, poem, poetry, satire, weather, wind, winter

12 thoughts on “another iowa winter”

Jackie on December 30, 2012 at 9:46 am said:

A pleasure to read, this poem has a very nice flow to it.

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- J Matthew Waters on December 30, 2012 at 10:02 am said:
  
  Thank you for stopping by and commenting…so very nice of you.
  
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Stephanie B. (@B4Steph) on December 30, 2012 at 1:31 pm said:

The last line is intriguing – when reality begins to blossom – as if the winter cold is impossibly chilling – it can’t be real. I like it.

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- J Matthew Waters on December 30, 2012 at 1:55 pm said:
  
  Thank you for visiting and commenting. So glad you enjoyed.
  
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ljlenehan on December 31, 2012 at 9:47 am said:

Very nice but I knew that Idaho grows gigantic potatoes! ;~D Did you know in Ireland you could have up to five types of potatoes in one dinner? Mashed, boiled, garlic, roast and babies?

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- J Matthew Waters on December 31, 2012 at 5:39 pm said:
  
  i never thought about it so no i didn’t realize. on a sidebar i had potato soup with bacon bits for lunch today. thanks so much for visiting here…looking forward to more of your poetry.
  
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  - ljlenehan on January 1, 2013 at 7:48 am said:
    
    Your welcome and likewise…
Lolamarina (@1Lolamarina) on January 2, 2013 at 11:03 pm said:

Too cold for me to thrive! Brr…..

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Lolamarina (@1Lolamarina) on January 2, 2013 at 11:04 pm said:

Is that wintry cold just a dream?

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- J Matthew Waters on January 3, 2013 at 6:57 am said:
  
  Yes, that’s a good way putting it!
  
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WordsFallFromMyEyes on June 21, 2013 at 4:17 pm said:

I love your readings 🙂

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- j matthew waters on June 21, 2013 at 4:44 pm said:
  
  Thank you so very much 😀
  
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