Lawrence
Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
LogoSophia Magazine – A Pilgrim's Journal of Life, Literature and Love
I Met a Girl in Newfoundland
‘Twas
in St. John’s on a cold and rainy day
Because
most days in St. John’s are rainy and cold
Even
in July, when I met a girl clerking in a store
Shivering
in a parka as she rang up my purchases
“Oh,
it’s not all that cold…” I began to jest
When
I saw that she was almost in tears
“I’ve
never been warm in my life,” she sighed
“I’ve
never been off this island
And
I’ve never been warm”
