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0 posted 1999-12-05 08:38 AM


The First Snowfall

There were snowfalls elsewhere, earlier, I know
but the first snowfall here, a vision in a show
of beauty, light and merry, absolute glee,
as the frost-white snowflakes gently encircled me.

Wet large snowflakes, an artist's pure delight
came down 'round my head late into the night,
half-dollar sized, and flung from angels' hands
drifted to my corner, fell upon the land.

Now in mornings' light, the vision still remains,
snow clinging to tree limbs, the world is not the same,
and 'tho it should disappear, and melt its merry way,
I am glad to have been here, just to see this day.

©KRJ
5 December 1999


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Sunshine
Look, then, into thine heart, and write ~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


© Copyright 1999 Karilea Rilling Jungel - All Rights Reserved
Seymour Tabin
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1 posted 1999-12-05 08:52 AM


Sunshine,
A wonderful, sweet poem. You have some memorable lines in it. It's a keeper. *L*

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2 posted 1999-12-05 09:12 AM


Simply lovely Sunshine..a pretty picture you paint...

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3 posted 1999-12-05 02:45 PM


"flung from angels' hands"...I love that, Sunshine. I've never really seen snow...and now you've got me wanting to find some!  

 It's not the love you fear, but the fall from the height~Edwin McCain


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4 posted 1999-12-05 03:00 PM


I love it, Sunshine.  Can't wait to see some more snow around here!

 Nail to the mast her holy flag,
Set every threadbare sail-
And give her to the god of storms,
The lightning and the gale!
-Oliver Wendell Holmes

Mike
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5 posted 1999-12-05 03:40 PM


Enjoyed the poem and the snow...
btw...  would you drive down and help shovel the driveway?

Ohme
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6 posted 1999-12-05 04:05 PM


Don't get much snow where I live now. Thanks for the memories. Nice imagery.
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7 posted 1999-12-05 05:43 PM


This is beautiful, Sunshine! I'm glad you were there to see it, too! And to tell us about it!

 Denise


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8 posted 1999-12-06 12:14 PM


Sy, now I will keep it,
As Pepper says "pretty picture"
and Caroline likes the angels,
and Elizabeth thinks snow's a keeper;
but Mike says I should shovel
it all onto Ohme's yard,
while denise simply likes the fact
that I was keeping guard.

Thanks everyone!


 Sunshine
Look, then, into thine heart, and write ~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



Elizabeth Santos
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9 posted 1999-12-06 12:16 PM


Very lovely, it made my heart dance
Liz

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10 posted 1999-12-06 01:46 PM


I'm so very glad, Elizabeth, that you heard the music...
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