NaPoWriMo Day 10

Today's prompt is all about local phrases particularly those that deal with weather. (Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that starts from a regional phrase, particularly one to describe a weather phenomenon.)  

I've been living in Calgary Alberta for a few years now and they have a saying here "If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes".  And it's pretty accurate!  The winds that come over the mountains, and often bring Chinooks (another local weather phrase) create very unstable and variable weather here.  So my poem today was inspired by the weather here.  Enjoy!

Chinook

This morning the world is frozen over. 

A chill in the air and frost on the ground. 

I pull my scarf a little tighter to keep warm. 

If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes. 

By lunch a chinook has blown in. 

Warm and sunny, I wish I had left my hat and gloves at home. 

Enjoying a nice moment outside, summer is on its way. 

If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes. 

By dinner a storm has rolled in.  

Rain. or is that snow?  

Nope, that's definitely hail. Made it home just in time. 

If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes. 

Tomorrow it will probably be the same thing again. 

I hope another chinook blows this way.  

This is spring in Calgary Alberta. 

If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes. 

Thanks for reading!

Attentea Danaxam