Gift From Grey (repost due to weather)

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Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

0 posted 2005-01-06 10:56 AM

~~~ ~~~
The sky wore
a suit of
grey flannel
to-day.
Clouds heavy laden
with snow
without wind
crawled their way.
Over the river
frozen in time.
It's shoreline
a necklace of
artistry sublime.
Over the trees
now just stick people
sketches.
Stiff, licorice
telephone wire,
and the voices
it catches.
Like drab,
bloated pillows,
as day becomes
night,
the clouds
an ashen
backdrop
for geese
in their flight.
From invisible pockets
lace confetti
is shaken.
Sugar coating
the earth -
Gift for
our eyes
when we
waken.
~~~

.

.

Chris Barker
~~~~~~~~~~~~

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

1 posted 2005-01-06 10:59 AM

This sure does describe how it looks this morn Chris!
Not so much grey but white here...and lots of it.
Stay off those roads today if you can.
Love this piece....a keeper for sure!
~Hugs, Love and Miss ya, Teed~

In the midst of winter,
I found there lives within me..
An invincible summer.

Sunshine

Administrator

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2005-01-06 11:07 AM

I remember this from then...
and it's just as nice a second time around...

it's 9 here...it was -4 this morning...but it may get to be a heat wave with temps in the 20's later...

wheeee

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

3 posted 2005-01-06 12:35 PM

Thanks you two!! Hugging you both.

kayjay
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since 2002-06-24

Posts 2015
Oregon

4 posted 2005-01-06 01:05 PM

Even in evergreen Oregon,
We may see snow today anon.
My shovel strong is tall and proud
I mutter and curse, not quite aloud.

But lowered skies and gusty howls
will wring from me some wrinkled scowls.
Desist, ye harridan of weather,
The while I get my act together.

This is a charming read, Chris, well done from an old snow country soul who learned that rain does not need shoveling. Ken

Through rubble and trouble and dark of night
The yawn of a dawn will hasten the light

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

5 posted 2005-01-06 01:10 PM

Ken..I love your reply! Thankyou & Hugs !!

scorpio
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since 2002-10-02

Posts 5178
right...there

6 posted 2005-01-06 02:35 PM

You saw so much more in the snow fall today than I did. My focus seemed to be a sidewalk that needed to be cleared. Next time I'll approach the task differently.

believe in what your heart feels...

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

7 posted 2005-01-06 03:33 PM

scorpio, I guess I just never get bored of a good snowfall. Hate the shovelling afterwards...but it's nice to look at for awhile. Thanks & Hugs!

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