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Winter 1960

Grey and cold - the coldest day this year -

And January has two days to run

Before the February frosts can tare

The snowdrops from their beds and the dull sun

Drag itself beyond the morning mist

To tempt the hibernating forms to stir.

Beneath the blankets, ticking off the list

Of things that won't get done today for sure,

I hope the clock is wrong and that I've got

At least another hour before I need

To risk the freezing lino and the spot

Out in the yard where icy waters breed.

Perhaps when I grow up, as most folk do,

I'll have enough for a bathroom and an indoor loo.

Brian Hick January 2012

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