Vertical puddle, or: Snow

T'wards snow in Jerusalem I feel cold,
Slip-sloshing through this dirty wet hassle;
I'd much prefer to stay locked in my hold,
Where I'm king of my dry, humble castle

Israelites tend to find snow exciting,
But my fingers feel stiff while I'm writing.
Such commotion would a Russian befuddle ~
What's so great 'bout a vertical puddle? 

43 thoughts on “Vertical puddle, or: Snow”

1. Nice rhymes here! I do not really enjoy snow, but it is also not as much a novelty here as it is in Jerusalem.

   1. My Mom’s in Princeton, and she sent me photos and videos of the snow – it’s pretty cray cray right now.

2. Love it 😊

   1. Thanks❣️

3. Love this! It made me chuckle 🙂

   1. Thanks, Emma 🙂

      I’m so glad you enjoyed it.

      Sincerely,
      David

4. how exciting for you all, not for me 🙂

   1. Super, super exciting.

      1. 🙂

5. Your excitement shows in those lines 😀
   And your daughter? Didn’t she like it?

   I would be very excited if it snowed around me where i stay, but it only rains – and creates muddy puddles 🙂

   1. The problem was that the snow fell in the evening when it was already dark and we were getting ready for bed ~ by the time morning rolled around, it was already raining and the snow had become slush. 🤢

6. The dirty wet part is not so nice, but the trees and the parks are so beautiful…(K)

   1. Yes, I agree.

      I rather enjoyed snow in New Jersey when I lived in the USA ~ that was enough to actually have fun in. The problem with snow here in Jerusalem is that it is gone not long after it arrives, and because Jerusalem has rainy winters, it’s usually soggy not long after it lands on the ground. At night, I would have called it snow – by morning time, it was slush.