Day 5: Sounds of a Snow Day

Ching ching ching! screams my alarm,

I reach across and press snooze as my arm

Buries my bead even more under the pillow,

Outside I can hear the welcome flag billow.

A rumbling in the distance awakes me now,

And I think to myself, "How

could I have ever forgotten to peer

out my window for weather, severe?

Zzzzzzziipp go my blinds,

Cast before me is a stupendous surprise!

A thick, white coat covers the ground,

And I recognize that once faint sound. 

Zoom goes the snow plow down my street,

Now to find out if morning will hold another treat.

To the computer I quickly go, 

to find out if White Plains is affected by the snow.

Clap! go my hands as I press them together to pray

That my school will have more than White Plains's 2 hour delay.

Finally, at 5:36,

My phone lights up (please don't be a trick!)

Yipee! I exclaim, filled with glee,

The prerecording just said, "No school for me!"

Now, what to do with all of this vigor?

Post on my blog, bake a sweet cake, and maybe, something bigger. 

Zoom goes the snow plow down my street