She ran into the room
\nin a panic worse than mine
\nbecause I was screaming
\nor hollering at least
\nthe way husbands will
\nwhen they have lopped off a limb
\nor the quarterback drops the ball
\nin the end zone<\/p>\n
this time the TV was off
\nand I had all my limbs
\nbut one of them was in
\nthe most intense cramp
\nin a place I would not
\nstretch out for relief
\nevery move made it worse<\/p>\n
Two hours shoveling heavy snow
\nin the driveway costs more
\nthan you’d think
\nand we’re at the stage of life
\nwhere I bundle up to go shoveling
\nwith a certain possibility
\nof finality to it
\nmy parka may be
\na symbolic suit of lights.<\/p>\n
As for the cramp
\nit went away
\nas for me
\nI’m exhausted
\nas for my wife
\nshe wants me
\nto hire some young buck
\nso we can watch him shovel
\nthrough the window
\nwhile we hold hands
\nit could happen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
She ran into the room in a panic worse than mine because I was screaming or hollering at least the way husbands will when they have lopped off a limb or the quarterback drops the ball in the end zone … Continue reading