{"id":68079,"date":"2019-12-25T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T10:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=68079"},"modified":"2020-07-31T15:12:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T15:12:42","slug":"jack-blanchards-column-the-tear-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/25\/jack-blanchards-column-the-tear-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Blanchard’s Column: A Winter Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jack Blanchard’s Column:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>A Winter Morning<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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By the time you read this it will not be current,<\/strong>
\nbut I’m writing at the kitchen table on Christmas morning.<\/strong>
\nIt’s a little chilly and the steam is swirling up from my coffee cup.<\/strong>
\nCarolers are singing softly and there are church bells.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I haven’t opened the curtains yet<\/strong>
\nbut judging by the grayish light seeping through, it’s a winter day.<\/strong>
\nI haven’t heard any snow shovels, but it’s still early.<\/strong>
\nI think I’ll plug in the tree lights.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even through the closed curtains<\/strong>
\nsnow is visible in the corners of the windows.<\/strong>
\nHolly and candles add color to the room<\/strong>
\nand the silhouette of a Christmas wreath <\/strong>
\ncan be seen at the front window.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As little as a couple of inches of overnight snowfall<\/strong>
\ncan blow into deep white drifts,<\/strong>
\nso I feel around under the bed for my high top boots.<\/strong>
\nThe ones with the knife pocket.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And I’d better get out my blue flannel shirt.<\/strong>
\nThe checkered one.<\/strong>
\nThat always feels good and warm on a winter’s morning<\/strong>
\nwhen the snow is squeaky cold.<\/strong>
\nWe’d better hurry.<\/strong>
\nWe’re due at Alan and Vivian’s house for Christmas dinner.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Funny, I can’t seem to find my high-tops,<\/strong>
\nor the flannel shirt,<\/strong>
\nor even my sheepskin mittens and earmuffs.<\/strong>
\nGrandma probably put them away somewhere.<\/strong>
\nI’ll ask her.<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, that’s right, I can’t ask her.<\/strong>
\nShe’s not here. She’s been gone a long time.<\/strong>
\nSometimes, especially at Christmas, I forget that.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wonder what ever happened to those old winter clothes of mine.<\/strong>
\nSeems like I had ’em just the other day.<\/strong>
\nOr was it 20 years ago?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Got to go now, we’re late for dinner.<\/strong>
\nDon’t forget to turn off the tree lights and the air conditioner.<\/strong>
\nAnd, oh yes, the stereo Christmas music.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I step out the door, Christmas presents under each arm,<\/strong>
\nthe white glare makes my eyes water.<\/strong>
\nIt could be snow. It really could!<\/strong>
\nBut I feel the coral rock under my feet<\/strong>
\nas I step down from our motor home<\/strong>
\nand I hear the waves slapping against the shore a few feet to my left.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wonder if they’re having snow up home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan… <\/strong><\/p>\n

Home Page: http:\/\/www.jackandmisty.net<\/a> Awards: Grammy, Billboard, CMA, BMI, ASCAP. Mastering & restoration studio: 352-530-2068. \u00a0Email: jackandmisty@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Jack Blanchard,\u00a9 2007, 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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