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Wintertree |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan 
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silhouetted against the steely gray sky how graceful your windswept branches appear as you stand so proudly in the frigid air bearing the icy mantle of winter on your strong shoulders only a few weeks ago you danced so happily in the gentle autumn breeze a sight to behold piroutting in your dappled crimson finery its so hard to believe how very soon you will dress yourself in the verdant hues of spring becoming a shady refuge from summer's sizzle chipmunks frolicking happily at your feet birds busily nesting in the fullness of your leafy crown in each month's wardrobe, your beauty is fresh your allure, irresistable another year a new season softly ensconced in nature's reason Lyra Nesius 2002 |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
"as you stand so proudly in the frigid air bearing the icy mantle of winter on your strong shoulders" Lyra, you managed to capture, with your words, what I see out my window this evening. The ice is so beautiful on the trees and it is hard to believe that spring and all her glory will soon be here. *Just wish my power would stay on long enough to get dinner ready. lol* Wonderful write for a day like today! ~Warm hugs, Nancy~ ~Time has cast a spell on you, |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
What is this with the chipmunks  they pervade your poems, lol...what you're doing is ingenious though  I'm a constant admirer of your season poems  [This message has been edited by ecrivan (01-31-2002 04:53 PM).] |
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Startime Member Ascendant
since 2000-10-03
Posts 5918Canada |
Absolutely stunning...this poem brings this picture to life perfectly....I love it...I love the stark beauty of it...*sigh* oh how I do love nature....MAGNIFICENT. **big hugs** Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams. |
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N orth Carolina Girl Senior Member
since 2001-12-04
Posts 962NC,USA |
Lyra,wonderful images of a tree in winter.I`m so glad you have got the snow and we don`t.Our temperature today is 82 degrees. TAKE CARE!    Juanita |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
*wow* you paint wintertree so eloquent, truly a gorgeous piece. Charisma |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (smiles) Ooohhhhhhh...this is soooooooo beautiful, sweet friend, I can't wait for the spring to come and adorn all the trees with beauty, this is sooooooo gorgeous, oohhhhh..how the seasons go by so fast! (kiss on cheek) We all love you so much, sweet friend, you are a delight to us all! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!   May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton |
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Victoria
since 2000-08-12
Posts 5869 |
This is just gorgeous..i love it ...but im at the age now where i dont like to rush the seasons haa...if you know what i mean hugss ~Vic You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks for the hugs, Nancy...nice and warm on this freezing winter day. Do you happen to live in Michigan? It sounds like you live somewhere near me.  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Martin...I really appreciate that compliment.... I write about chipmunks a lot because I am a chipmunk...a human chipmunk anyway! But there is a whole family of chipmunks which lives under our downstairs deck...and in my old house, we had rock walls in our yard...and we had lots of chipmunk families living there...so, you might say that I identify with these little rodents.  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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sodpossom Senior Member
since 2001-06-15
Posts 723N.C |
Lyra Beautiful image!I love trees and I loved this poem! |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Karen, I thought that the picture brought the poem to life...but after looking at it again, I decided that you were right...the poem does bring that picture to life...but I think it works both ways...they bring each other to life. Thanks for the hugs!  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius "poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks [This message has been edited by Madame Chipmunk (01-31-2002 07:28 PM).] |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Juanita.....82 degrees Wow... you have summer and we have winter! Thats unbelievable! You just don't know what you're missing here!  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Charisma...thanks so much for your reply...it feels really special to be called eloquent.  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Noah...thanks so much for replying... I agree...Spring cannot come soon enough, but in the meantime, I will enjoy all of the good stuff about winter. Today, though...we have a quarter of an inch of ice on top of 8 inches of snow...and no one is going anywhere. Its a day to enjoy the pleasures of home!  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Victoria...I do know exactly what you mean...and I agree. Theres no use in wishing your life away!  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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strbbux Member Elite
since 2001-12-19
Posts 3859 |
From one tree lover to another Lyra, This was a great tribute to the wonderful glorious trees who change their attire each season. floria Floria |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Lyra...I'm right across the border in Windsor, Ontario. I've been hopping on and off of here all day whenever I have power! We have 10 inches of snow and then the ice storm hit.....great fun! Gets the creative juices flowing!  ~Warm Canadian Hugs, Nancy~ ~Time has cast a spell on you, |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Floria...I just love trees... Our condo is in the woods overlooking a beautiful pond...and the house where I lived before, had woods on all 4 sides. No one could ever see it from the street, so we had to tell people to slow down when they got to the house just before it.  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Nancy...you are having a worse day over on that side of the state than we are...and we usually get all the snow...but I guess we are sharing this one, except you got the brunt of it this time. We haven't lost our electricity, but the roads are too slippery to go anywhere...so I've been here all day too! Here's some Michigan hugs and a nice cup of hot chocolate to keep you warm!  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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