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The White of the Snow
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The White of the Snow |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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The White of the Snow A wonderland falls from the sky to the ground And lays down a blanket with barely a sound It fills up the eye with enchantment and glee And changes the portrait of berry and tree A fresh crispy coverlet lacing the earth That playfully turns little hearts into mirth And brings out the scavanger’s foot to and fro That leaves little prints on the white of the snow How lovely the snowflake, how gently it lays Mysteriously nature has whitened my days And pleasantly graced my domain with regard As feathery friends come to visit my yard Of all of the wonders of any I know There’s nothing more stunning than fresh fallen snow I stand here in reverence and gaze at the scene Of silence and splendor, the white of serene The maple is outlined in glimmer of white My heart is encased in a coat of delight Elizabeth Santos |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Elizabeth~ And you delight us by sharing such lovely thoughts as this - 'A fresh crispy coverlet lacing the earth' Beautiful, my friend. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
and because of these, your words of bright, I shall shine all day and night... |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
But but but....that fresh crispy coverlet is burying my car  Okay....I'll admit it is beautiful, though!  But not nearly as beautiful as your lovely poem, Elizabeth!Denise |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Astonishingly lovely, Elizabeth. Not that you wrote so astonishingly, that's you, but that you have depicted snow in its utmost beauty. It can be this lovely...when I, or my loved ones, don't have to travel in it. Then it is this exquisite! |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
P.S. Currier and Ives could not have painted it more beautifully than you. |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Oh my! You make me want to SEE this!!! Here in Arizona, I'm snowless so this poem brought it to me with your words..thank you!  |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
All right already!!!! I'm going to find my snow shovel... I concede.. It's on its way.. and how come you make it sound soooooo great???.... YIKES!! |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Ok Liz...everytime I have to go out and tromp through the mess in my yard I will rememeber this poem...LOL...try moving in it...this is truly beautiful |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz--and here I was so worried about the big snowstorm you were having...you make it sound so lovely...It was 84 degrees here yesterday...wanta trade for a day? What a wonderful snow paint you made! |
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Wicked Witch of the East Member
since 1999-11-09
Posts 69 |
really enjoy the lightness and crispness you created... almost makes you want to go out and frolic in the snow...(that was almost) wonderful poetry. |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
you know how I love the snow Liz. . . this is wonderful. . . ------------------------------------------------------ That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
throw out my 'big flakes' - this one's a real keeper -- (I need to be humbled - and you have the talent) |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
There is such a silent mystic beauty hidden in the wonderful light fluffy stuff. It brings out the nostalgia in most poets...almost like one life is ending now but that it was such a pleasant life and there are many treasured memories one can reflect upon in that life.....this is soft and soothing work Elizabeth I rreally thoroughly enjoyed it...especially where I'm from I can relate! ethome |
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