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Midnitesun
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0 posted 2008-12-07 05:10 PM



wind-swirled snow flakes
fly furiously
through screaming trees

windows rattle threateningly
while frigid air seeps through
old block wall cracks and crevices

~winter~

we anxiously awaited your arrival
even as we tucked dreams of spring
in the recesses of our minds

a frosted moonbeam
lies upon the frozen ground
daring me to step within and dance


© Copyright 2008 Kathleen Kacy Stafford - All Rights Reserved
inkedgoddess
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1 posted 2008-12-07 05:19 PM


Yes !! Get out those iceskates and dance with the moon. Or at least dance in your words if need be, which you already are doing
Robert E. Jordan
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2 posted 2008-12-07 05:33 PM


Yo dear Kacy,

This excellent poem brings back frightening memories of winter on the farm.

Love Bobby

Midnitesun
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3 posted 2008-12-07 05:42 PM


Mish, for now, I'll have to settle for dancing 'in my mind'


Bobby, winter winds seem to find every crack in old buildings.

Margherita
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4 posted 2008-12-07 06:01 PM


Oh, I love this winter dance, dear Kacy! To be able to dance in the mind is a most precious gift. And dance you do also with words, they emanate beautiful vibrations.

Love and hugs.
Margherita

LindsayP
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5 posted 2008-12-07 09:18 PM



You tell a wintry tale here dear Kacy, much enjoyed as I don't mind winter one little bit, summer gets too hot here. Love to you dear Lady.

Lindsay

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6 posted 2008-12-07 11:35 PM


"a frosted moonbeam
lies upon the frozen ground
daring me to step within and dance"

...what a beautiful phrase in a certainly talented write...loved the form, too

ArtSolstice
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7 posted 2008-12-08 10:54 AM


"a frosted moonbeam
lies upon the frozen ground
daring me to step within and dance"

The chills this gives me are not from the cold. They're from witnessing the extraordinary creativity in this passage, my dear. Will I ever look at a moombeam the same way again?

OwlSA
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8 posted 2008-12-08 11:06 AM


Kacy, this is sooooo beautiful - like Steaven and ArtSolstice - those last 3 lines stole my heart!

Dance in your mind, Kacy, to your heart's content - which will help your body's content and your healing.

- Owl

[This message has been edited by OwlSA (12-08-2008 12:02 PM).]

Juju
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9 posted 2008-12-08 11:36 AM


I luv winter, In January the the lake whimpers for spring and then sings softly into the wind.

Juju

-Juju

-"So you found a girl
Who thinks really deep thougts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts " Silent all these Years, Tori Amos

sewasham
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10 posted 2008-12-08 03:34 PM


Beautiful. Love the imagery. Take care. Steve


Marchmadness
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11 posted 2008-12-08 06:25 PM


Those last lines are pure genius, Kacy.
Anyone would be lucky to dance in your mind.
                                     Ida

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