Mid-Winter
By marandina
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Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/mid-winter-mp3
Mid-Winter
Constellations whisper in aphonic skies,
a myriad of stars on dark blue canvas,
mist coils, lingers - an ethereal shroud,
this mid-winter scene of snow and ice.
Vista verdant, a tree lined horizon,
paw-prints puncture trails in snow,
bushes brushed, crowns of antlers,
red berries dangling, falling below.
Red fox stealthy, searching, hunting,
Roe-deer alert to the howl of wolves,
white flakes falling, translucent tears,
waterfall sounds resonate close by.
Cold consumes the frailest of souls,
hearts beating, beat by beat, slower,
time dissipates in timeless wilderness,
life and death, silhouettes in frost.
Where a river once ran, torrents,
now a pane of opaque frozen glass,
where ghosts float in the undertow
listening to the symphony of seasons.
Image free to use at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KleinarlWinterwonderland.jpg
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Lovely. Braving such
Lovely. Braving such temperatures, or benefiting from the film-makers that do, what beauty, but also, everything waiting for return of warmth. Rhiannon
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you've made ice nice. I liked
you've made ice nice. I liked your reading, it adds extra brio. But I thnk canvas[s] has only one s.
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HI Paul,
HI Paul,
you took me through a wild mid-winter landscape, I coud feel the cold consuming me as I read. If I closed my eyes I could see the Red fox sniffing around the snow for food, and the howls of wolves.
That beautiful description of white flakes falling, translucent tears was so gentle I could almost touch each flake.
I love a poem that can take me into nature.This is a wonderful poem that I really enjoyed reading, and also enjoyed hearing you read.
Thank you for sharing.
Jenny.
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Beautiful, Paul. It's our
Beautiful, Paul. It's our Pick of the Day. Do share on Facebook and Twitter.
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It's hard to see the good in
It's hard to see the good in winter when it's so cold, but you've managed it here. Congratulations on the golden cherries!
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The sombre feel to this, the
The sombre feel to this, the sense of respect, made me think of the heartbreaking tragedy in the news yesterday, particularly the last part. an elegy for them
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Has an imagist feel about it.
Has an imagist feel about it. Nicely done, as ever.
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Hi,
Hi,
Loved this, it's almost too perfect. Congrats on the cherries !
hilary
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