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Early thaw will soon stop
Snowstorms in February are likely to stay with us
February makes ice sparkle, snow melt, water begin to flow
February paves the way for spring
Reprinted from Czech Tradition
When stars shine clear and bright,
We will have a very cold night.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
When clouds look like black smoke a wise man will put on his
cloak.
The more cloud types present, the greater the chance of rain
or snow.
Reprinted from Environment Canada
February fog means a frost in May.
Ring around the moon, snow in 30 days. Thunder in winter, snow in 30 days
Reprinted from Tom Will's Homepage
Dirty days hath September
April June and November
From January up to May
The rain it raineth every day
All the rest have thirty-one
Without a blessed gleam of sun
And if any of them had two-and-thirty
They'd be just as wet and twice as dirty
Mackeral sky, mackeral sky - never long wet, never long dry.
The smooth days of January will be paid for in February and March!
Both submitted by Christopher Carr
Reprinted from Coldal Web Pages
Stopping by Woods
on a Snowy Evening
by
Robert Frost - 1923
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in
the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his
woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop
without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The
darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To
ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of
easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But
I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles
to go before I sleep. |
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Reprinted from Pure Emotion
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| REMEMBER TO | | FEED THE BIRDS! |
As Flame Flares
brittle,
snow heavy,
the limb
snaps.
resilient,
spirit laughs
in the lightness
of its
fall
to earthen sky.
powder piles
and icicles lengthen
while
flesh aches
until surrender
to numbness,
only to burn
upon
thawing
as if the fallen limb
thrown into the heart-fire
keeping us at
least
livably warm.
- Tykal
Sent to TCM by Donna
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What's the matter kitty?
You want to go out
And murder a bird
Stalk slow
And maim a sparrow
And stain the snow with a
crimson dot?
Attack!
Smack the down
Quick,
Just like that.
Gnaw at
the dwining fat of its underbelly
So that gray flesh
And feathers
are parted
To expose yellow bones
So fragile
So light
One
bite cuts through
And spots the ice with transparent dye
Does your faint cat cry
Say instincts
Call for the hunt?
Alright, then.
Go!
Author: D. M. Corgiat
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Reprinted from Nancy's Design Studio
Snow Song
From the sombre clouds fell snow
On the meadows far
below,
On the river late so calm,
When the waves had hushed their
psalm.
Through the softly falling snow
Something fluttered to and
fro,
Gold light shimmered through the snow;
And a murmur filled the
air.
Was it melody or prayer?
Like resplendent shooting stars
Radiance gleamed through
snow-flake bars;
Through the silence of the night,
Said the
trav'ler on the height,
"What can be that vision rare?"
'Twas a maid
with golden hair,
Singing in the frosty air,
Ay-- a carol faint and
low,
Through the softly falling snow.
Glad the shepherd piped at home,
And the hunter feared to
roam,
For the waves had hushed their psalms
Folded in the ice king's
arms.
But the echoes brought a strain
To the ear against the pane,
As
the maid sang this refrain:
"Life hath joy and life hath woe!"
Through
the softly falling snow.
Plaintively the weird notes fell
With a sorrow in their
swell;
Tenderly the soft voice rose,
Speaking pain and yet
repose.
Said the knight with hasty feet,
"What can be that music
sweet,
Quickening the warm heart's beat?"
"Life hath joy and life hath
woe!
Through the softly falling snow.
Thicker fell the snowflakes white,
Wilder grew the stormy
night;
Louder, stronger came the strain,
Deeper with its sense of
pain.
And the golden radiance still
Shimmered 'neath the ice-bound
hill,
As she sang with deathless will;
"Life hath love: ah! be it
so!
Through the softy falling snow.
As the swan's most perfect lay
Tells it may not longer
stay,
So those flute-like notes seemed lent
By some seraph earthward
sent.
Yet once more the calm voice rose,
Faint, but sweet with rare
repose,
And the strain did not quite close.
"Life hath love," was all to
flow
Through the softly falling snow.
Reprinted from online files of the New York Public Library
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Here are some pages of snow projects, some srtistic, and some with a scientific
bent...for those 'snow days' that capture all indoors with 'nothing to do!':
Grow a snowflake in a jar! Make Snowflake Art (several projects)!
Dave's Paper Snowflake Pattern page
And, a classic tale to read and discuss:
The Snow Image -
A Childish Miracle
Snow-Capped Mountains
Shakyamuni Buddha,
the World Honored One, left home to tread the path of
cultivation. He practiced asceticism for six years in the
snow-capped mountains. Isn't it true that one can practice
as well at home and in the city? Why is it necessary to go
to the snow-capped mountains?
That is because snow is
cold. Snow falls in the last month of the [lunar] year, when
the myriad beings go into hibernation. The mountains, the
rivers and the great earth all turn into a silvery world,
with the thousands of colors in hiding. The state of nature
as such is just like the state of a cultivator treading the
Path.
If moment after moment throughout the day, one's mind is
as cool as ice so that the myriad thoughts turn into dead
ash, and one ceases to be moved by the caprices of the
phenomena, this is called [going to] "the snow-capped
mountains"; to surpass the worldly is called "leaving home";
to disentangle from illusory thoughts is called "shaving
one's head [to become a monastic]".
Translated by GJ. BSPG News and Meeting (No.
94)
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"I thought I was here to change the world. I found I was here to change myself." --Eva
Reprinted from Daily Pearls of Wisdom
One of Life's Great Lessons - Learn to be Thankful for What You Already Have
by Jim Rohn (excerpted from the New Jim Rohn Weekend Event DVD/CD series)
Is thankfulness a survival skill? Perhaps most of you would respond with,
"No, Jim, thankfulness is not key to survival", and I would tend to agree
with you. Most of us have probably already solved the necessary problems of
survival, gone beyond that and are now working to achieve our desires. But
let me give you this key phrase, "Learn to be thankful for what you already
have, while you pursue all that you want." I believe one of the greatest and
perhaps one of the simplest lessons in life we can learn is to be thankful
for what we have already received and accomplished.
Both the years and the experiences have brought me here to where I stand
today, but it is the thankfulness that opened the windows of opportunities,
of blessings, of unique experiences to flow my way. My gratitude starts with
my parents who raised me, gave me an incredible foundation that has lasted
me all of these years and continues with the mentors that I've met along the
way who absolutely changed and revolutionized my life, my income, my bank
account, my future. I am also very thankful for the people, the
associations, for the ideas, for the chance to work and labor, and to
produce results, all of that has brought me to this place, to this weekend.
I'm grateful for it all.
What a unique opportunity each one of you here has, so many of us;
representing different countries, nations and cultures, to appreciate the
uniqueness of our own experiences that has brought us all here, together,
for these three days to learn new skills and sharpen old ones. For the
countries we represent; we have freedom and liberty. These are extraordinary
times, about eleven years ago the walls came tumbling down, in Germany, and
it started a wave of democracy and freedom like the world has never seen
before. We as a country and as a world have so much to be thankful for.
Always start with thanksgiving; be thankful for what you already have and
see the miracles that come from this one simple act.
Now thankfulness is just the beginning; next, you've got to challenge
yourself to produce. Produce more ideas than you need for yourself so you
can share and give your ideas away. That is called fruitfulness and
abundance. Here's what I think fruitfulness and abundance mean - to go to
work on producing more than you need for yourself so you can begin blessing
others, blessing your nation and blessing your enterprise. Once abundance
starts to come, once someone becomes incredibly productive, it's amazing
what the numbers turn out to be. But to begin this incredible process of
blessing, it often starts with the act of thanksgiving and gratitude, being
thankful for what you already have and for what you've already done. Begin
the act of thanksgiving today and watch the miracles flow your way.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
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as well as receive 20-60% off on all products, including Take Charge of Your
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Also while you are there review the complete Jim Rohn archive of articles,
vitamins for the mind and Q and A. Copyright (c) 1999, 2003 Jim Rohn
International. All rights reserved worldwide.
Reprinted from Slight Edge Newsletter
CLIMBING THE LORD'S
LADDER
The boy's father stood patiently in the chill of the
snow
And with love he taught him lessons his son needed
to know.
There among the frozen ground and bare
trees
Stood a ladder that just the father and son could
see.
It was a miracle, a vision, a blessed gift from God
above
Who knew the child's father believed in God's
Love.
He knew the boy's father would teach him how to
climb
And that with each step a lesson would be learned in
time.
So, patiently, with love in his heart the dad taught
his son
All about God's grace and that His will should be
done.
The little boy was only six and yet he
prayed every night
He Believed, and had faith that with God all would be
right.
The miracle Ladder; a gift from the Good Lord
above
A lesson to teach the young boy of God's
love
In the cold winter day the Lord's word warmed the
heart
And promised the boy that God would never
depart.
The Ladder of God's Love as viewed by the
son
Taught him of the miracles delivered if God's will was
done
So the father and son stayed in the cold winter's
day
Until all the lessons were taught in God's
way.
Then they headed towards home with God by their
side
Knowing their true needs would not be
denied
Aware of the miracles and blessings they'd
shared
Knowing of God's love and how much He
cared.....
Love and Light,
Donna Wallace
a.k.a.
Gentle-Daydreamer
© 2002
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