sledding in the sleet
our jackets are glazed like cheeks
of snot-nosed toddlers
Tag Archives: sledding
St. Louis Ice Storm – February 1, 2011 – Down Suicide Hill
Nightfall on Art Hill – When the Sledding Gets Speedy
Tobogganing on Art Hill – Forest Park, St. Louis
Art Hill Sledding – Catching Air
St. Louis Sledding
the laughter while night
sledding explodes the drifts then
rolls into the snow
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While talking to a friend of mine today, I acknowledged that my first haiku about a late Sunday night sledding adventure was rather dark. It was a rare instance when a poem I write does not correspond directly to how I am feeling. It was really a bit of an exercise to build on the phrase “suicide hill.”
In truth, I was not that indifferent by the time we got to St. Louis’s “Suicide Hill” (see a daytime picture below courtesy of Sledriding.com and a video here). But any indifference that did remain surely flew away in those joyous explosions of white.
Photo from Sledring.com
Finally, here is my St. Louis sledding haiku from last year:
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On Art Hill, colors
Stipple the snow like sprinkles
On a cupcake top.
down suicide hill
down suicide hill
the toboggan stabs killing
my indifference
The End of Winter
Well, officially the last day of winter is not for two more days and the weather on this St. Patty’s Day in St. Louis surely was a harbinger of that. That is not to say though that, given out strange weather in the Gateway City, we may not be in for one more wet, heavy snow in March (bring it on!). Yet, below perhaps is the ultimate sign of spring in St. Louis, the removal of the straw bales at the bottom of Art Hill which keep eager sledders from plunging into the Grand Basin. Sadly, I did not avail myself of any opportunities to go either sledding or ice skating this winter. Well, in the words of Cubbies fans, “There is always next year!” And speaking of Cubbies, baseball is just around the corner.
The Joy of Winter Comes to St. Louis and to You…
Edward Crim Photography
Photos from yesterday courtesy of Edward Crim and Forest Park 365, as just now I am indisposed to go out myself.
Enjoy.
And some lovely shots from the evening before.
Edward Crim Photography
On Art Hill, colors
On Art Hill, colors
Stipple the snow like sprinkles
On a cupcake top.
