Spring Comes Knockin'

By calendar the spring doth call;
But all the while the snow doth fall,

Which spawns a thirst for alcohol
While I engage in vitriol.

— barbsdad2003, Mar 24, 2008

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Barbara Writes

18 years 2 months ago

this is really good

Barbara Writes I like reading no suggestion. vitriol not sure what it is.

Candlewitch

18 years 2 months ago

I had to look up vitriol myself

vitriol vit·ri·ol [víttree àwl] (plural vit·ri·ols) noun 1. bitter hatred: extreme bitterness and hatred toward somebody or something, or an expression of this feeling in speech or writing 2. CHEMISTRY glassy metallic sulfate: a glassy metallic sulfate such as copper sulfate or iron sulfate 3. CHEMISTRY sulfuric acid: sulfuric acid (archaic) Encarta® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1999,2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. but I didn't let that get in the way of my enjoyment of the poem. Very good! We are expecting snow tonight... Always, Cat

barbsdad2003

18 years 2 months ago

To elaborate ...

I intend vitriol to be against the snow falling that won't quit ... even for spring. Yours, Chuck

Barbara Writes

18 years 2 months ago

Thanks for clarity

Barbara Writes makes the reading even more enjoyable.

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