One Winter Night!

By Denzella

Fri, 03 Jan 2014
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One Winter Night! 

 

The snow it falls without a sound,

The silence all pervading.

Everything is numbed dumb,

And so quiet is the earth.

 

Then it speaks in muffled whisper,

as it falls gently to the ground.

Not one bird stirs, no sleep is interrupted

by the quiet stealth of softly falling snow,

 

As it whorls its way toward the ground,

There to lay, for how long?

No one knows…

It may be spring before it goes.

 

It can stay forever if in virgin state,

Unblemished white, unsounded sound,

What peace there is all around!

Can anyone hear the drift of snow?

 

Nature has gifted to us

This untroubled silence,

And we must not blemish

What is not ours to spoil?

 

So I gaze with wondrous eyes,

On lace laden boughs and trees,

As snow ornaments with patterns,

So intricate, so wondrous, so white!

 

Then life stirs and we hear the crisp crack

Of footsteps that will inevitably mean

That helpless snow’s virginity

Is about to be despoiled.

 

Then white turns grey through

F  o  o  ts   t  e p  s

So brutal and defiling; they desecrate

The pure whiteness of unsullied snow!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

You picture the quietness of the snow well, and I liked the idea of the lacy branches with snow ornaments very much. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello Rhiannon,

Thank you as always for your encouragement.  I do not have the words or your eye to see the natural world as you do but still I try.

Moya 

 

Submitted by VeraClark on

The stillness and delicacy of snow is captured so quaintly, Moya.  Like looking into a misty snow globe. A real treat.

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello Ray,

Thank you for that, it has quite lifted my spirits.

MOya

 

Submitted by Linda Wigzell Cress on

Lovely poem Moya, you express beautifully the quiet and purity of the snow - and then the 'defilement' of the footsteps.  Great stuff.

Linda

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello Linda,

Thank you for your gracious and generous comment.  Snow has always held a fascination for me.  I suppose it's watching my dogs gambolling in the virgin snow as no matter how old they are they always seem to like playing in it.

Moya

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

you almost made me look forward to the snow with this poem denzella! Good luck wth the competition

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello Insert,

Thank you too for your comment and if I almost made you look forward to the snow then I have achieved something as we both know it can be pretty cold  and once trodden on it rapidly loses its appeal.

Moya

 

Submitted by scratch on

It's a good one and no mistake.

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Thanks, Scratch.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Moya - I've only just discovered this little gem.  It is beautifully written, and it made me long for some snowsmiley

Hope the meds are settling down now, and kicking in.  Hubby struggles most days, thus, so do I, but today he's not doing too badly.  Hang on in there.  Thinking of you.

Tina

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello Tina,

Thank you for taking the trouble to read and comment on what I like to think is a poem especially as I am not reading or commenting on much at the moment because the Parkinson's Players have their first performance in a proper theatre on the 13th February and as I am the writer, producer and director it is taking up all my time.  However, I will be with you straight after.  I do miss reading your wonderful poems and Jenny's story too and all the other authors I follow but I will get there.

As for the meds, no I am not functioning very well but I see my new consultant in March and I shall ask to go back on Stalevo. I just hope he will put me back as I am going off earlier and earlier that is also one of the reasons I am not giving feedback because it takes so long to type.  They are working now but I had to take them two hours early.  Enough about Mr P and I'm  glad your husband is having a good day today

Please pass on my regards

Moya

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Hi again, Moya.  My husband had to come off of Stalevo, which is a combination of Levadopa and Entacapone.  It turned out he was allergic to the latter, and developed severe anaemia for which he had to have several blood transfusions.  Whilst he was on it though, he did notice an improvement in his symptoms, which is really a shame, because, unfortunately there is nothing to directly replace it.

Hope you have better luck with it, and as you've taken it before, chances are you can tolerate it.

On a lighter note, the best of luck with your play. You are quite some lady, Parkinsons or nosmiley and I admire you, so very much.

And by the way, I have passed on your regards, and his face lit up.  Shame you couldn't see it.

Oh, and let us know how that play goes, won't you?

Tina

   

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Tina,

How lovely are you?  Thank you so much for your last message and I am delighted that such a small thing as sending my regards made your husband's face light up.  Mine lit up when I read about it.

My very best wishes for 2014

Moya