Wordle #142: A Story

Word List:

spare   sky   scarlet   struck   behind   

save   expect   might   caress   pair   first   bit  

My first thought this morning 

upon discovering no water flowing 

when I turned on the taps: 

What did I expect upon hearing the forecast 

of negative temperatures? 

Why didn’t I follow through 

when struck with the idea of leaving a faucet open, 

dribbling water through the night?  

Of course, looking behind 

usually brings forward intelligent advice. 

Next, running through my brain: 

Frigid temperatures, radiating from the snow-filled sky, 

freezing my water pipes, 

spare my being stuck inside and developing ‘cabin fever’!

At least, a bit of logic 

did caress my mind so that I filled five containers 

with water, just in case.  

How will I save water, 

available only from containers filled last night, 

hoping against hope that the pipes would not freeze?

Might I picture Lady Luck 

warming the pipes enough so that water will yet begin to flow?  

Should I delve more deeply into Fantasyland 

and picture Lady Luck being wrapped in scarlet 

and toting a pair of super-sized hair dryers 

that could thaw my pipes?

  

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