Weather by Ricky

When I came up with this response to the topic “weather,” there was a large heat wave in Colorado and several major forest fires burning out of control throughout the state.

Oh the temperature outside is frightful,

And the wildfires are so hurtful,

And since there’s no cold place to go,

Let It Snow! Give Me Snow! I Want Snow!

The heat shows no sign of dropping,

And I've brought some corn for popping,

The shades are pulled way down low,

Let It Snow! Give Me Snow! I Want Snow!

When we finally wave goodbye,

I’ll be going into hot weather!

But if you'll give me a ride,

We can beat the heat together.

The fires are slowly dying,

And, my friends, we're still good-byeing,

But if you really love me so,

Let It Snow! Give Me Snow! Wait! 

 I don’t want snow. I really want Baseball Nut ice cream and an ice-cold Dr. Pepper.*

Baseball Nut Ice Cream

*Lyricist Sammy Cahn and the composer Jule Styne created Let It Snow in 1945 and is used here under the fair-use provisions of copyright law. Baseball Nut ice cream is a trademark flavor by Baskins-Robins. Dr. Pepper is a trademark drink by Pepsi Co. 


© 1 July 2012

About the Author

Ricky was born in June of 1948 in downtown Los Angeles. He lived first in Lawndale and then in Redondo Beach both suburbs of LA. Just prior to turning 8 years old, he was sent to live with his grandparents on their farm in Isanti County, Minnesota for two years while his parents obtained a divorce; unknown to him.

When united with his mother and stepfather in 1958, he lived first at Emerald Bay and then at South Lake Tahoe, California, graduating from South Tahoe High School in 1966. After three tours of duty with the Air Force, he moved to Denver, Colorado where he lived with his wife and four children until her passing away from complications of breast cancer four days after 9-11.

He came out as a gay man in the summer of 2010. He says, "I find writing these memories to be therapeutic."

Ricky's story blog is, TheTahoeBoy.Blogspot.com.