Wednesday, February 14, 2007

An Open Letter to Winter

Dear Winter,

Oh Winter, where did we go wrong? I remember eagerly awaiting your arrival. You meant warm, fuzzy sweaters, hats, cookies & cocoa, soup by the fire, and, of course, Christmas.

But Winter, you have overstayed your welcome. We are tired & bored with you Winter. We long to see our old friend Sunshine. We miss the park, the grass, the birds. We're tired of wet shoes, slushy sidewalks & runny noses.

Winter! Our skin is dry, our hair is full of static, our toes & fingers are so cold. We are tired of being your frozen prisoners. We have cabin fever and need to be free to run & play & sing again!

Don't make us beg Winter, please just leave quietly and invite your cousin Spring to come and stay awhile.

The Hendrix Family

7 comments:

alp2295 said...

Amen to that!! I'm so ready for spring . . . what a wonderfully clever letter!

Melanie said...

The Maynor family is with you on that one, too. Static is out of control over here.

The Tilted Tulip said...

Mmmmmm...how I love winter. Think you could send Winter to Hong Kong as an exchange student?

Christine Gordon said...

Amen and Amen. I was cursing the ice yesterday. Yes, I know God made it and it's beautiful. But, enough already.

Andi said...

erika-
if i could i would wrap winter in a box & send it to you via air mail. you could keep him forever.

Anonymous said...

Are you getting any of this warm weather now? Happiness! (2/19)

John Hendrix said...

Dear Snow Slush,

In the future, please send notice of your arrival, as to prevent the wearing of my newly laundered slacks.

Signed

Damp Cuffs