On A Cold Winter's Day

Icy blue mirror

Quiet reflection

With each breath

Cold crystal mist

Grandfather pines

Snowy blankets

Northern exposure

Where silence echoes

Comments: 13

j - Frugal Mom - r. May 22, 2007, 8:30pm EDT

So delicate, descriptive and beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

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Rob Appell May 22, 2007, 8:33pm EDT

Very nice...but no more cold, winter days for awhile. It still gets below freezing here. Take us away from this place!

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Heather C. May 22, 2007, 8:44pm EDT

Very nice imagery! I'll stay here in warm Florida, though! Nice Poem!

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Laurie White May 22, 2007, 9:09pm EDT

Thanks, j.r., Rob, and Heather!

Liz, it was about 70 here today but I just suddenly got the image in my head and had to write about it. I guess my mind is out of season ;-).

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Carolyn Madden May 23, 2007, 4:29am EDT

Beautifully evocative Laurie.. but I also like 'mind out of season', that's another whole poem I reckon.

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Edward Nudelman May 24, 2007, 2:00pm EDT

lovely, lovely image painted in words. I love this kind of poem, like an elongated haiku. Well built

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jessie voigts May 26, 2007, 11:50pm EDT

laurie - gorgeous poem, especially wonderful to read and think about when it is warm out.

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Enoch Allen May 27, 2007, 5:52pm EDT

You must be describing Hannah Dreyma's backyard.

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Laurie White May 27, 2007, 11:56pm EDT

Thanks everyone. A bit out of season but it is what it is... E, I don't think it's even that cold in Canada right now...give it a few months though ;-).

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El Toro Bravo de Amor Jun 13, 2007, 10:33pm EDT

I'm out of step with your readership, so feel free to disregard this. The lack of articles made it read a bit "choppy" to me. More like a list than a poem. I have a love/hate relationship with poetry. I'm even more discontented with my own if it makes any difference. :)

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