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Misty Lilacs
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since 2005-11-15

Posts 1060
White Birch Forest

0 posted 2011-01-16 06:41 PM

Snow covered highway
Glistening diamonds light road
A harrowing trip

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

1 posted 2011-01-16 07:00 PM

Yes. I understand. Reminds me of a seven-mile stretch of road which had been the brunt of a two-day ice storm. Seven miles. Took me forty-five minutes to drive it. I'll never forget that drive. At night by the way.

~ Why Do Gorillas Have Big Nostrils? / Because They Have Big Fingers. ~

Misty Lilacs
Senior Member

since 2005-11-15

Posts 1060
White Birch Forest

2 posted 2011-01-16 07:26 PM

Thank you! This ride was last night and also at night. I didn't have my camera so got this off Webshots.com

ooxx

I do the MS Walk</color> everyday!!

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

3 posted 2011-01-17 01:30 AM

I hate it when my replies get eaten. Well, as I said already ... (grins) ... I feel like you are talking to me when I read much of your poetry. I know these roads .. and to know them is to hate them.

xoxoxo
Alison

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

4 posted 2011-01-17 01:32 AM

I've been on that road many many times.

Great picture and the poetic expression is right on!

Eric

Love does not look after it's own interests.

Misty Lilacs
Senior Member

since 2005-11-15

Posts 1060
White Birch Forest

5 posted 2011-01-17 09:45 AM

Thanks everyone. I guess living in the mountains of NH we have to expect this. And it is winter after all!!!

ooxx

I do the MS Walk</color> everyday!!

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

6 posted 2011-01-17 11:15 AM

Beautiful photo and lovely poem, especially that exquisite middle line. The only snow experience I have had was having a snowfight in a few inches of patchy snow once on the way home for the weekend with friends, shortly after I had started teaching. I didn't think of snow or ice being dangerous and difficult to drive on, but duhhhh! of course it would be.

Glad you were safe, though it must have been scary. I would imagine that it is not just the road, but what other drivers do as well.

Owl

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

7 posted 2011-01-17 02:27 PM

this write is so cool it holds one's breath as if you were on that stretch, barely breathing as you slowly navigate it

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