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Thursday, July 27, 2023

Separation - a Poem for dVerse Quadrille and for Friday Writings



    Across the water  

As I drive across the bridge 

Our part of the lake is host 

Host to what seems a zillion 


A zillion foreigners there 

Across the water between 

"them" and us 


They're of all kind, assorted

Lump them together, "snowbirds"

Northerns--hidding from winter's wiles    


-- 44 word Quadrille


Note:  This is the northern end of Lake Conroe at Conroe, Texas north of Houston just a bit.  In the winters which are fairly warm in Texas and other parts of the South and Southwest the folk from the northern states come south to have nicer weather rather than the harsh winters of the northern states. 

We here in the South call them "Snowbirds".  This trailer park is very full up during the winters.  We lived south of this park on the other side of the lake in a golf course neighborhood but have moved back into a suburb of Houston to be closer to our younger daughter and her family.  They were an hour and a half drive from us before the move.  Now it is a five-minute walk.

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved 
 - I am linked with    for the July 24, 2023, Quadrille # 180 dVerse prompt, "Water" at 

 - Click here to read the works of other writers using the prompt 
 - I am linked with Rosemary for the prompt at Friday Writings # 87 ,   

 - Rosemary has asked us to write of "what pleases you".  
  - I am pleased that these people from northern state come. We are helping them and they help our economy here.  More so than holding football's Super Bowl.

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17 comments:

  1. K.HartlessMonday, July 24, 2023 11:21:00 PM

    I like the drama of this drive. Nice photo as well.

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  2. Kim M. RussellTuesday, July 25, 2023 2:51:00 AM

    We don't have snowbirds here, not that I know of, but we do have snow geese. A lovely image, Jim.

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  3. ben AlexanderTuesday, July 25, 2023 6:04:00 AM

    *applause!*

    well written, Jim! I can see the scene.

    Much love,
    David
    SkepticsKaddish.com

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  4. Gillena CoxTuesday, July 25, 2023 10:06:00 AM

    Nice one Jim.
    Happy you dropped by my blog.

    Much💜love

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  5. JadeLiTuesday, July 25, 2023 1:04:00 PM

    Jim, happy for the note after the poem as it helps me understand the context. Also happy you get to live so close to your loved ones now.

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  6. De JacksonTuesday, July 25, 2023 8:08:00 PM

    So happy you get to live so close to family. That IS a lot of "foreigners" across the water. Yeesh.

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  7. RajaniThursday, July 27, 2023 11:50:00 PM

    Interesting that they feel like "foreigners" though just from northern states :) Nice picture!!!!

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  8. Rosemary Nissen-WadeFriday, July 28, 2023 12:03:00 AM

    That certainly sounds like a pleasurable experience! How nice that it's now only a short walk away!

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  9. AnonymousFriday, July 28, 2023 12:36:00 AM

    Good to know you are living close to your daughter. Rall

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  10. AnonymousFriday, July 28, 2023 2:16:00 AM

    I enjoyed your well written poem
    Nice to live close to your daughter now

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  11. Penelope NotesFriday, July 28, 2023 4:12:00 AM

    Interesting thoughts in those verses. There is a tendency to lump people into groups and snowbirds are a group that generally get preferential treatment over some others deemed as foreigners.

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  12. vanderloostFriday, July 28, 2023 6:51:00 AM

    Nice one Jim. I like the word snowbirds.

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  13. HelenFriday, July 28, 2023 12:53:00 PM

    As winter approaches each year, my brain goes into overdrive. Where to go. How long might we stay. But can we afford it? Will Safeway allow Carl that much vacation. Snowbirds Unite!!!

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  14. kaykualaFriday, July 28, 2023 7:48:00 PM

    Now it is a five-minute walk

    How nice Dr Jim to be with someone close and avoiding all thehustle and bustle brought on by the 'snowbirds'

    Hank

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  15. colleenSaturday, July 29, 2023 4:52:00 PM

    I used to live just south of Houston in Tomball. Nice, or should I say hot?, memories here.

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  16. Magaly GuerreroMonday, July 31, 2023 12:17:00 PM

    I really enjoy your descriptions. I like that the poem doesn't view the outsiders as troublesome--that's so common these. I also love that you and Mrs. Jim are closer to loved ones.

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  17. purplepeninportland.comFriday, August 04, 2023 7:04:00 PM

    I know many Florida snowbirds. I think I would like to be a snowbird.
    Love your descriptions, Jim!

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