Fire and Ice

Thanks to the wonderful absurdity of weather forecasts, I received this fine announcement on my phone just a few days ago: 

A freeze and fire warning at the same time. I wanted to reach into my imagination to sketch out an apocalyptic prophecy for this occurrence, but instead my mind retreated to a more poetic analysis of the situation.

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I've tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice. 

-Robert Frost 

A fine analysis indeed. But if you were hoping for a more modern approach [or, an approach with more hairspray and guitar shredding] you may always resort to the majestic compositions of one Yngwie Malmsteen:

 


 Word.