#1
Freezing rain,
wipers on parked cars
stand straight up
#2
Rain Ping-Pong,
tiny rocks hammered
as they fall
#3
Crushed ice flies
Crusty glazes melt
Tires whine
©2017 Ontheland
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WhimsyGizmo provided a Tuesday dVerse Poets Pub prompt that got me writing about today’s freezing rain. Under the heading ‘Muse Mixology’ she invited us to incorporate pub and drinking terms into poems on other topics. For those in warmer climates, the windshield wipers in the first poem are raised to prevent them from freezing to the windshield. This works unless a high wind snaps them off…I’ll let you find the words related to drinking.
Ontheland 
The words lend themselves perfectly here. Wonderful, Janice.
I love that you snuck “w(h)ine” in there, too. 😉
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Thanks 🙂 glad you noticed the w(h)ine
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These images are strong and vivid, now need for photos Janice
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Would be nice to have photos but I’d need better equipment and the skill to use it unfortunately…ice is subtle…and these observations are ‘hot off the press’…the rain and ice rain started in late afternoon and developed its multi variations such as smooth frozen snow, marble glazed car windows and jewel crushed ice snow (to name a few) into the night.
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Hi again Denis 🙂 After saying all that I am realizing that you probably meant to say ‘no need’ instead of ‘now need’…..
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I did , I wouldn’t push you to get out in that weather with your camera, Sorry!
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No problem 🙂 it is slippery… may have to get out my spiked ice shoes to slip on my boots.
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That final pun made me smile. And the whole thing made me shiver. I could feel the cold.
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Yes it was colder than I expected and slippery!
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Brrrr! Winter well depicted (and great use of the pub terms).
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Nice triptych of verses.
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Thank you Paul.
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Brava.. 🌹🌹🌹
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Ouch.. yes this is winter is three sad little images.
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Though treacherous and inconvenient, ice can be quite amazing.
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Reblogged this on madasahatter572 and commented:
another AWESOME ARTIST that i want to share with you, my followers. And thank you for taking the time to read her FABULOUSNESS. (@–>–)
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Thank you so much for the compliment Dorna. My haiku will feel honoured to be seen with your haiku and other poetry. 💐
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lol – (@–>–)
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Great imagery, Janice! All the haiku are wonderfully descriptive. I grew up in NYC but have been living in south Florida for many years. I had forgotten what it was like but you did a great job of showing me. Well done.
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Thank you Vashti 🙂
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Sounds like winter to me. Well done Janice.
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Thank you 🙂
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We had similar weather here in Northern Ontario. The types of precipitation changing so quickly within a short period of time, but unlike you we got snow on top of that. You described your weather situation well. 🙂
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Thanks Olga 🙂
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Very well done! (And thank you for explaining about the wipers.)
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Glad the explanation helped…haiku is brief 🙂
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