Open Poetry #47 |
Walking out in November..(1999) |
ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
image from totally-cuckoo.com November wind is sullen-bold Stripping trees of raiment, bare Bright leaves fall like burnished tears; Frozen rain paints earth stiff-white, And guilds the hemlocks , tip and branch With doily lace, icicle cold. To change a rule, the Hazel binds Its yellow flags to mountain sides Flower blooms in ribbons dressed, Catch the eye of golden bees Who gather for their last great feast, The last to buzz, before snow flies. Purple daggers, pierce a passing cloud , Rain-drops follow rays to ground. But bluster seems to bend the shafts And send the dead leaves scratching down, Deer trails where the gray squirrel plays- Seizing days... Below Novembers shroud. * Up high, the widgeons stay their course Persisting on their journeys way. Wings a-whistle, steady beats Drive them through crepuscular mist. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
beautiful! Gave me a shiver! Lori |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Wow. You make walking out in November a pleasant walk. The visual is supreme. Love it ice! So enjoyed the walk, thanks. JL Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
The intensity of the changing season reads beautifully. You capture so much with each and every word. Very nice writing~ |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Love this, Ice, especially the widgeons flight. ~*~ The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, |
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ebonygirl Member Elite
since 2011-07-14
Posts 2000California U.S.A |
"Frozen rain paints earth stiff white", nice picture, ms. e |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
enjoyed the journey with you, my friend - at least I'm get to see/feel through you and that sure beats not at all... j. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
The word play in this my friend, is to hear November flinging leaves onto windows and the last of thunder's bluff rumbling the panes... |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
quote: Such wonderful imagery, dear Ford. A much enjoyed walk along your visions. Margherita |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
You've transported me from a sunny day into the chill... beautiful work!! |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Lori JL Blues JP Ebony G Jwesly Sunny Margherita Suthern What wonderful replies......:-) Thank you all for taking this walk with me. After snowing twice in October, the first few days of this November are amazingly beautiful..frosty mornings, warm afternoons. But November is fickle, and can change its mood at any moment. Thank you all. |
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