(hoop this
brings a chill
tuff mind over
matter tuff full fill
careful to avoid
drowing deli
cate gill)
No doubt an Eskimo
fabulous Asia breeze
feeling in their
element with
style, elan
while snacking (with
Wallace and Grommet)
on crackers
and cheese
this spate of
bitter cold doth
not seem to ease
as Arctic air blast
(oh riff you prefer
Polar Vortex)
submerged
much of
the nation
in what feels
like absolute zero,
and no matter
the appellation,
the outdoors
analogous to being
in a deep freeze
brings state of
emergency
(designated as
Code Blue
from drain on
bare necessities sans:
energy, food,
general habiliments
unable to traverse
frozen waterways
obstructing
tankers access
to key shipyards,
thus imposing
engines of society
(Mother Nature decreed
harshly lashed pact
with ole man winter)
asper bitter
cold temperatures
gripping sizable
chunk of United States,
where one step
outside induces
chattering class
to shiver
from hypothermia,
and scant number
of minutes will
witness rigor mortis
evinced by knocked knees
whereat authoritative
figures strongly advise
(nee require)
every person
to stay home
lest (if heedless)
within seconds
their body
electric will seize
from unseen large
area of low pressure
and cold air surrounds
both of Earth's poles
chastising anyone
foolish enough
to risk life or limb,
thus take a page
from hibernating
bears playbook,
and stay under
warm covers
collecting
countless z's!
