Excellent Suffering with winter maladies Dreaming of Spring by Verna Cole Mitchell Free Verse writing prompt entry Artwork by cleo85 at FanArtReview.com

Irritating - yes, indeed! I don't know which was more annoying, His cough, like a deep rumbling From the depths of the earth, Or mine, that wheezed like An ancient accordion. Barricaded behind the doors Or our Vicks-infused house, We dosed ourselves With assorted cold medications And dined on steaming soups. We drank unnumbered quantities Of hot teas and spiced ciders To soothe our inflamed throats. We lounged like lumps on the sofa In the den with the TV on For shows we didn't watch. Complained we more than a little bit, And we dreamed of spring's beginning. Writing Prompt Please write a free verse poem. Any topic. No rhyming patterns.

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