Snowstrom is a chlldren's story I wrote for my grandkids stuck in the Feb 2012 Denver blizzard. Their names are Luke, Ella, Olivia, and Charlotte. Their mom, Jill, is recovering from an accident and has been in a wheelchair for a year.

1. What the dog saw
© Roger Harvey, 2012

2. Hearing the News
One night a dog named “Turkey” was sleeping in his chair.
He dreamed of a bone he had that wasn’t really there.
He woke to hear the TV say,
“Tomorrow it will snow all day.”

3. Trying to Sleep
“Turk” tossed in bed and tried to sleep.
He never even made a peep.
He couldn’t get it from his mind.
“When morning comes, what will I find?”

4. Dreaming
His head was filled with crazy things
Like Cheerios on mile-long strings.
He thought, “How many could I eat
and not fall off my special seat”

5. Out Cold
Turk’s dream was getting kind of old.
He heard Luke say, “Turk’s knocked out cold.”
He wondered what Luke could have seen?
“Out cold?” he thought. “What does that mean?”

6. Morning
At last it starting getting light.
“I’ll look outside. Is that alright?”
“It snowed all night. How much came down?
Oh, can I still run all around?”

7. No Friends
Turk tried to wake up all his friends.
He stomped his paws on four rear ends.
They all said, “Too early for play.”
“Go back to sleep. Now go away!”

8. Finally!!!
Just when he thought that all was lost
and he was mad at snow and frost,
He thought of seeing kids at play-
sliding fast down the hill all day.

9. Brave Turk
“I’m going out,” Turk barked to say.
“I don’t care if you come or stay.”
“There’s fun to be had in this deep snow,
and that’s just where I ‘m going to go.”

10. Adventure?
Turk bounded out the doggie door,
While Ella pouted on the floor.
He didn’t know she would go too
if she could find just one more shoe.

11. You Can Play in Your Backyard
At first he played with his dog friends.
They romped and played (and smelled rear ends).
He had fun but it soon got old.
He missed his kids if truth be told.

12. Hurray!!
Luke finally came out dressed in blue.
Ella searched and found that one lost shoe.
Then came Charlotte, ‘Liv and Dad.
This day is going to turn-out rad!

13. Mystery?
“Wait! Who’s not here?” you all say.
“Who’s still in our house today?”
“What’s that we see across the snow?
It looks like tracks. Where do they go?”

14. Perfect!!!
Look who’s been here all along.
Mom came out first to hear our song!
She always wants to see us play.
Even on such a snowy day.