Southern Snowfall

Stopping by Publix on a Snowy Evening

(with apologies to Robert Frost)

Whose shelves these are I think I know

He lives in a corporate village though;

He will not mind me stopping here

Among his aisles well-stocked for snow.

My little truck will have to suffice

Parked out on that sheet of ice

Between the store and busy street

In weather that comes but once or twice.

It gave a little sputter out there

As if to show machines can swear.

Other sounds include the sweep

Of people's footsteps as they hoard their share.

The shelves now look empty, wide, and deep,

But I have milk and bread to keep,

And videos to watch before I sleep,

And videos to watch before I sleep.

                                        ~ Charles Kinnaird              

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Photo: Vulcan Park, Birmingham, Alabama January 2013 - a rare snowfall (photo by Miss Sophie)

          (Found on Pinterest)

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