Throwback Friday, Jack’s Back

It was a frosty Zero degrees this morning, so this Throwback poem from July 2022 was today’s appropriate choice



Jack’s Back 

 

I woke at dawn 
And there was Jack  
Laying on my lawn 
 

Good morning, Mr. Frost 
I am at a loss 
With the ground so white 
And the air’s bitter bite 
Why are called Jack? 
The Jacks I know from the outback 
Are all warmhearted folks  
And happy-go-lucky blokes 
Not cold-blooded guys 
Baptized by frozen skies 

Are you a naughty and chilly skite? 
Or a noble defender of the night 
Jack! Today at first light 
You gave my warm toes an icy fright 













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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

31 thoughts on “Throwback Friday, Jack’s Back”

  6. Ha! What a delightful poem! Just reading it, I can feel Jack’s cold frostiness! Ha! 🙂
    We haven’t seen Jack in a few months…I wondered where he was vacationing! 😉 😀
    (((HUGS))) and stay warm and safe! ❤️❤️❤️

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