...thaw...

Cherry

By ScoZen

Tue, 29 Jan 2013
  • 4743 reads
18 comments
 

... melting away
cane slips
from blue fingers

red scarf
slack on
pure white

black eyes
blink
closure

lopsided smile
lost
to slush...

Certificate U
Poem
Poetry with L plates on.
Unclassified

Comments

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
;-) Nice one, Sco Zen Sand Lady;-)

 

Submitted by ScoZen on
Thank you dear sand lady. Nothing left now but mud.
ScoZen

Submitted by scratch on
This is lovely ScoZen. The demise of snow people is always poignant and somehow you have also managed to capture the portent that this seems to herald. Well done indeed.

 

Submitted by ScoZen on
Nice to have a comment from your goodself scratch. re "...snow people..." I always called them snowmen. I now need to be more politically correct. Off to the pub now for a warm beer.
ScoZen

Submitted by denni1 on
Lovely stuff .. xx

Submitted by ScoZen on
Thank you dear denni. I promise not to to come into your shop asking for a refund on a recent purchase.
ScoZen

Submitted by MS on
The snowman in our garden this year ended up resembling a massive white cock, that slowly drooped in the thaw.it was all very sad. Good poem.

 

Submitted by ScoZen on
Thanks for your comment MS. re the "massive thingy,thingy" perhaps a gnome the next time. Regards.
ScoZen

Submitted by Wes on
Makes me long for the holidays...Wes

 

Submitted by ScoZen on
Go somewhere nice and sunny Wes, and thanks for your comment. Regards.
ScoZen

Submitted by TVR on
Succinct and neat, a lot said in a few words. Trev

TVR

Submitted by ScoZen on
Thanks Trev. It was set in Cowley Manor gardens would you believe. Honest!
ScoZen

Submitted by TVR on
How about that? Cowley Manor gardens. I'm famous! Trev

TVR

Submitted by sanexpeditus on
Who knew that the death of a snowman could read so beautifully! Strong writing, dear scoZen, so few words, expertly placed, to offer such an immediate and clear picture of a brief moment on a winter's day. Bravo and thank you.

Submitted by ScoZen on
Thank you for your encouraging words sans. I still have my L plates on and picking up hints and support from other abc talers. Kind regards.
ScoZen

Submitted by denni1 on
Ms .. are you bein' wee bit racissssst Ho ho ho

Submitted by ScoZen on
A very late thank you to the Eds for my cherry. I'm really proud of my collection. Thanks again
ScoZen

Submitted by Wes on
Wish I could. Looked at the temperature outside the other day before leaving for work. We didn't have one (Ron White) He was in our neck of the woods when he said that on one of his shows. Single digits here and with wind chill factored in -forget it. We had 70mph winds last week. Leave a bottle of water in the car and it freezes solid in no time at all. Guess that's handy if your refrigerator goes on the fritz. On the flip side 3 days later it hit 56. We were in shirt sleeves not parkas. Lots of Flu here 3 varieties according to CDC. I wonder why? lol Anyway Snowmen like it here.(usually.) once again-nice work...Wes