Sloppy Blockers

Shed the snow and make peace with the ice.
That's the dictate of the late winter, 
upper,
middle,
best.
The first last flip
scores more points
by backing up 
than by violence
(but that's a slammed clam
as well).
Sip sea water
that's the finest way
to spend the last hydrant
on the corner by the big fire.