ESCAPE WHILE THERE'S STILL TIME!!

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NEW PROMPT:
It is FREEZING COLD where I live. It hasn't been above freezing in over a week, and most days/nights have brought single digits along with a few mornings of minus temps. BRRR! I'm already sick of winter and it's only January 5! In honor of my pain, and to give me a few good ideas of how to handle this -- write a STORY or POEM about finding a way to escape winter. The only catch is, you cannot, move/relocate or travel in any way to do it. The "escape" must be accomplished some other way ...

ESCAPE WHILE THERE'S STILL TIME!

I really just can't stand this cold--
Snow's drifting far too much!!
And, even when I pet my cats
they freeze right to my touch!!
So, I am loading my home with
all comforts I can find--
I know by staying in, I will
escape while there's still time!

I can't run from this chill, I know.
I'll have to hide indoors--
I'll pull out all the comforters,
and insulate the floors.
My heating bill's gone through the roof--
I'll turn the warm heat down
I'd hoped this cold snap was a spoof--
that makes me out a clown!!

But even we clowns must get warm,
thaw out our reddened skin.
We'll cuddle to avoid the storm,
to make us warm within!
That thawing best comes with design
planned to improve my day!
I try to escape while there's time
the good, old fashioned way!


I'll just have to escape with rhyme
If I try hard, I can
escape this cold while there's still time!
with cozy indoor plans! ,