A World Of Ice

We wondered what had hit us When we woke up one wintry day An ice storm had blown through And looked like it might stay There was nothing that escaped That piercing stabbing cold What happened over-night Was a transformation to behold As I looked outside with awe I shook my head with dread Yes, it was postcard pretty But problems raced through my head Better check the water And see if it still ran Or were the pipes frozen? Oh, where should I begin? And then I looked across Into the field in front of me And there was my treasured horse His head drooped miserably I must put him inside For he was a sorry pitiful sight I felt so sorry for him Could horses get a frostbite? But, you know, even though the ice Had brought to us a few plights It could not last forever If we were lucky a few cold nights!