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Listen to the Passing
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Listen to the Passing |
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Professor Gloom Member Elite
since 2000-07-23
Posts 3082of Depression |
The winter sun is shining Beams of bright, Shows the paths that is winding There beneath the low slung arc, Filtered light Through branches naked and stark, Bare for all that look to see Exposed limbs, Their colored robes have dropped free, To the beat of murmured breeze, Dirge or hymns Song of the stripping of leaves, Drifting light. Winter wind is whispering Who goes there, The wishful one wandering Beneath those naked branches, In cold air Hoping for frozen chances Lost in the litter of leaves, Now in death, For the color one still grieves, Dry and turned to shades of brown, With cold breath And crunching the only sound, One goes there. Cave of gray stone mountain side, From the light Sorrow filled eyes try to hide, Where ice tears can slowly melt, Through the night, None can see misery felt As one moans for barren trees Winter raped, Pilfered wrapping on the breeze Shift nervously on the trail, Till moonscape Hide ones passage with its pale, Gone from sight. The snow falls after midnight, Covering The dead leaves beneath the white, One sits without a fire, Slow freezing Lacking hope and desire, Watches the filling forest, Sitting light On naked branches will rest The moon also hides away, Snowy night Blends to a morning of gray Concealing. Dawn flutters ice crust lashes, Snow moves on Blanketing as it passes In frozen white all is still, Night is done And yet remains icy feel Stiffening in its embrace Of cold touch, All travels it did erase And encase in icy cave, Not too much, Frozen just this side of grave, One moves on. Broken path makes crunching sound, One must go, Leaving the slight shelter found To continue to one goal, Through the snow, Despite bitter touching cold, Rising comes the northern winds, In ones face, Into its rushing one bends. There’ll be no further delay, No rest place Along the hard frozen way. One must go. Gloom |
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Logan Senior Member
since 2001-05-28
Posts 1641Arkansas |
Nicely done, Professor..very nicely indeed..gentle smile |
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His Poet Senior Member
since 2001-12-18
Posts 750 |
Vivid imagery you've captured here. I'm chilled now and must go warm up. I enjoyed. Cheryl |
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Professor Gloom Member Elite
since 2000-07-23
Posts 3082of Depression |
Thank you, Logan, Glad you enjoyed. Thank you, His Poet, For reading and responding, Keep warm. Gloom |
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Morcastlin Member
since 2002-01-14
Posts 244The Jersey Shore, USA |
This was so vivid, the imagery astounds! A most interesting read! Thanks! Well done! |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Beautiful vivid imagery, Professor. Its hard to hold a candle to this one.  copyright2001 Lyra Nesius |
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