by Roxy K.
Member since:
August 10, 2006

Winter

December 29, 2007 08:12 PM EST
views: 30 | comments: 21

 

Her Majesty's charm and grace
Have put on their winter airs
     As all the hands
That reach out to Her
Are decked in white.

Her day-crown of gold
       glows more now
As does her silver one of night
      And all below do
       Lift up praise
At Her beautiful, wonderous sight.

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Comments: 21

Barbara N. Dec 29, 2007, 10:50pm EST
very nice
Elsie Duggan Dec 30, 2007, 3:18am EST
A beautiful description of winter when it is friendly and I love it that way,
necee t. Dec 30, 2007, 8:54pm EST
lovely poem, Roxy... Happy New Year...
Roxy K. Jan 1, 2008, 8:36pm EST
thank you...it's an older one, and I hadn't done poetry for awhile, so I thought 'what the heck'.

Thanks for reading it.
Elsie Duggan Jan 2, 2008, 3:19pm EST
I got your email and I am glad I came and read it again, it is a lovely poem Roxy
Dawne Joy Jan 2, 2008, 3:41pm EST
Beautiful poem Roxy
Robert - just a simple man - B. Jan 2, 2008, 3:49pm EST
Roxy, this poem is super and embellishes so much in so little words.
The first time I read it; I thought this describes what should have been Princess Di's destiny instead of the twisted fate that befell her.

You should do another and call it "COLD" and maybe people would see Charles in that one. LOL
yes, I can see it.
Really great poem Roxy, thanks!!!
Lune Wolfsong Jan 2, 2008, 4:06pm EST
Oh, lovely!
Lazarus B. Jan 2, 2008, 4:25pm EST
Roxy,

A beautiful metaphor. The poem draws us in and we can easily visualize the scene. Very nicely done.

Please post more and never hesitate to remind me to check your page and read your work.
William M. Jan 2, 2008, 5:38pm EST
Very good.
Austin Cushing Jan 2, 2008, 5:57pm EST
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Carl Prime Time Lee Jan 2, 2008, 11:19pm EST
I like it. No suggestions, other than if someone made one, I don't think I would change it.
Roxy K. Jan 3, 2008, 11:15am EST
Thank you everyone.
I guess I come here to be noticed...this definately helped :)
John Harris Beck Jan 3, 2008, 7:52pm EST
Excellent "conceit" -- I forgot the title and was starting to think, "how nice to write about Queen Elizabeth..." But the double vision indicates what a proper monarch is -- a fact of nature, stately, serene -- and brings the season closer to us. Thanks, Roxy, keep posting please. (I post old and new, too.)
Gerry Wass Jan 3, 2008, 11:02pm EST
Ordinarily I would have thought the title too general, but the poem turned out much better than I expected. It took me just a minute to figure out what you were talking about, and I liked it very much. You're using some very thoughtful language in precise ways here to personify winter and yet give it a touch that elevates nature beyond calling it a person. I encourage you to keep putting things out there in hopes that you will not worry too much about how many comments they attract. It takes time and commenting on lots of other people's stuff to build a following here.
Roxy K. Jan 4, 2008, 1:59am EST
Well, being here more than a year, and commenting on stuff of people I'm not even connected with, and those I am...doesn't seem to matter too much.

I can't "put out" the way some people do, and I'm not a disciplined writer. I just go with the feelings. I'm not, nor ever been, that kind of attraction...I can't just spew out words to make others happy--I try to tell them what I want to say, and hope it doesn't offend them. Sometimes, I don't know what to say at all...so, that's why I don't "Gather" like I first did. It's not me.

Thanks for the comments, every one of them. I do appreciate seeing how others "see" what I write.
Terry Collett Jan 4, 2008, 2:11pm EST
Good poem. Good imagery.
Roxy K. Jan 4, 2008, 3:08pm EST
thank you Terry.
Alison H. Jan 19, 2008, 6:17pm EST
Wow, just lovely, Roxy!
M.K. Mueller Jan 23, 2008, 9:41pm EST
What a wonderful description of winter. I usually feel that way for the first couple months of winter but I'm getting tired of it by now. Just one more month of solid winter and then spring will start creeping in.

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