Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Bye Bye Winter: March Poetry

Second Wednesday of the month today,
you know what that means by now.
I try poetry again, if I may.
You get through it . . . somehow. 

Surely you know how goes,
our group on a theme decided. 
Using one keeps us on our toes,
Bye Bye, Winter's the theme provided.

Poetry based on the theme Bye Bye Winter | Graphic designed by and property of www.BakingInATornado.com | #poem #poetry


Bye Bye, Winter

Bye bye, winter, adios.
Surely won't miss you.
Take the snow and go away,
winds and ice go too. 

Bye bye, winter, ciao to you.
I need longer days.
Done with night in the afternoon,
and skies not blues but greys.

Bye bye, winter, arrivederci.
Tired of coats and boots.
And I swear I might just die,
waiting to bake with seasonal fruits.
Blueberry Cookies and Cream Dessert celebrate fresh blueberries in this creamy dessert made from cream cheese and jello with a few surprise ingredients added for flavor. | Recipe developed by www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #dessert
Blueberry Cookies and Cream Dessert

Bye bye, winter, sionara.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass.
What I wouldn't give right now,
just to see the growing grass.

Bye bye, winter, au revoir.
Can't wait for open windows.
I'll even put up with allergies,
to smell flowers: lilacs, a rose.


Bye bye, winter, auf weidersehen.
Can't wait for neighborhood walks.
And every Spring look forward to,
visiting deer, turkeys and hawks.

Deer in the back yard | Picture taken by and property of www.BakingInATornado.com

Turkey at the front door | Picture taken by and property of www.BakingInATornado.com

Hawks on the back deck | Picture taken by and property of www.BakingInATornado.com


Bye bye, winter, toodle loo.
Spring comes in just a week.
So pack your bags, be on your way, 
hello sunshine, goodbye bleak.

Bye bye, winter, I say shalom.
But sure don't wish you well.
Overstayed your welcome here,
you can just go to . . . ahem . . . Carmel.



Before you go, click on these links to more poetry from some of my friends: 
Dawn of Cognitive Script shares So Long to the Cold.
Lydia of Cluttered Genius shares Later, Gator.

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Blueberry Cookies and Cream Dessert
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Printable Recipe


NOTE: If you use chocolate cookie crumbs in this dessert it will have a muddier look. If you want a prettier look, use vanilla cookie crumbs.

Ingredients:
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup chocolate or vanilla cookie crumbs
1 box (3 oz) berry blue jello mix
1 cup vanilla ice cream, softened
1/2 pint blueberries

1/4 cup chocolate or vanilla cookie crumbs
whipped cream

Directions:
*Beat the cream cheese and 1 cup of the cookie crumbs until smooth. Set aside 6 blueberries for garnish.
*Mix the jello with one cup of boiling water. Stir until dissolved. 
*Pour it into the beater with the cream cheese. Add the softened ice cream. Beat, slowly and carefully, until smooth.
*Refrigerate for 45 minutes until it starts to set. Fold in the blueberries and divide into 6 individual dishes. Sprinkle with the remaining cookie crumbs and return to the refrigerator.
*To serve, add a dollop of whipped cream and the a blueberry to each serving.

12 comments:

  1. This made me smile after a really rough morning. Thanks!

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    1. So glad to have brightened your morning a bit, hope the rest of your day goes better.

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  2. Here it is bye bye summer, but summer keeps saying no not going yet and makes a come back then goes away again

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  3. I will die, if I have to wait for blueberry season (they start ripening here in July) to make this!!

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    1. Don't do that. I get as many as I possibly can in the summer and what I don't use I freeze. I know, I know, so much better fresh but those frozen ones get me through the winter.

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  4. Winter CANNOT get out of here soon enough!

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  5. So fun. Our themes are extremely similar. So ready for those open windows!

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  6. Winter seems to truly be bye-bye-ing here! Warmth has returned. The mountains of snow are melting.
    I echo every letter of this poem!

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    1. Yes, it's finally starting to get melty and muddy around here too.

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