Snow Flakes

By skinner_jennifer

Wed, 21 Jan 2015
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12 comments
 

As I gaze

on Winter's

magic,

imagining

the Snow God

shaving his

bushy white beard,

flakes plummet

like a cascading

waterfall,

flirting with branches,

flinching as Magpie

comes to rest,

 

flimsy substance

unsettled as it is,

prepares to join

the mass below,

layer upon layer

becoming one,

weary...weakened

by its journey,

then fastened secure,

it can rest in the serenity

of the landscape.

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Comments

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

What a lovely idea.

Submitted by Starfish Girl on

What a lovely image.

Lindy

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Philip,

thank you for your comment and glad you enjoyed.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Lindy,

always glad when I can conjure up an image.

Thank you for reading and letting me know your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I liked the picture of the snowflakes floating down like a waterfall, flirting with the branches and slowing drifting to settle. Were you watching this happening where you are living? Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Bee on

I liked the picture as well. Lovely!

Bee

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi there Rhiannon,

you know those words just happen to be my favourite too.  Yes...you're so right, it was from watching the snow coming down from my garden and a Magpie coming to rest on the branch of a tree. 

Thank you for reading and I'm glad you enjoyed.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Many thanks for reading Bee, 

glad you liked the picture, it's of our back garden looking up at the house.

Jenny.  smiley

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

It's a beautiful picture and a beautiful poem, Jenny.  So sorry i missed this one before.

We have had but a few flakes here, but apparently, so the weathermen say, we could be due for more at the end of the weeksmiley  Love the idea of the Snow God with his bushy white beard.  More than effective imagery.

Much enjoyed.

Tina

 

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you so much for reading this poem Tina,  your words are more than appreciated.

Glad you liked the picture too.

Jenny.  smiley

 

Submitted by Shannan on

Such incredible imagery. . . hoping that earth isn't the sink where he's shaving at ;-) heh heh.

Keep well $

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Shannan,

you put a smile smiley  on my face with your comment about the earth being a sink where he's shaving.

Thank you for reading and letting me know your thoughts.

Jenny.