Never in known history have we had such an abundance of inexpensive and beautiful fabric available to us ~ and never have we been more reluctant to wear it.

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Recorded Reading (1:21): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ts0hjryseenam79fhw5h8/Weather-or-Not.mp3?rlkey=iqd7j5f1ngvsc7rbvqu8b47op&dl=0

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Weather or Not

Even in the winter chill
Fashionable women will
Show our urban streets up on
With their legs sheer hose upon

Warming boots scornful refuse
Going through the rain in shoes
Hopefully don’t cost too much
For they stain at water’s touch

Not, politely mention, there
Is a lack of underwear
Longer than the merest brief:
Brings its wearer small relief

From raging winds and threat’ning skies
(A modern outfit these belies)
Any hint of layering
Societal scorn will bring —

Unless we go about in less
Somebody might think us homeless
Fail to give us the respect
Anybody should expect

Upon this planet born and live
Ourselves, often fail to give
At any hint of clothing be
In line with practicality…

To make up for our lack of heat
We find more and more food to eat
And turn the household thermostat
Up to a temp’rature that

Bears no viable defense
In planetary overance —
Ladies: want to look “together”?
How ’bout dressing for the weather?

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Homeless until removal of the stalker/targeter/vandal/arsonist following her allows her to approach any landlord ~ even for a private parking space ~ this poet presently lives under perpetual threat of towing with all possessions should her 23-year-old van stop running for any reason.

She is badly in need of a modest reserve with which to field any emergency which might occur.

Donors may visit http://www.UgiftABLE.com , using code #72D-31S. It does take several days for the poet to be notified of your patronage.

Thank you for reading, and may your holidays be happy ones.

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