Winter Wonderland

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Status: Finished  |  Genre: Poetry  |  House: Booksie Classic

It snowed here yesterday and these are some pictures a friend took while we were out for a walk.

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Snow blankets all

like confectionary sugar -

a fantasy land.

Hydrants are toadstools;

we walk on the clouds.

The light is different,

whiter, brighter.

The day is quiet,

sound swallowed

in a blanket of powder.

The road is still dark.

But for awhile

at least

We are in a different land.

 

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Submitted: January 15, 2008

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Eraser

i made a few edits to the flow. still not sure it is right. my poetry technique is very poor.

Thu, March 20th, 2008 10:44pm

gwenraven

Great imagery. I love snow, too.

Fri, March 21st, 2008 12:45am

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Thanks!

Fri, March 21st, 2008 2:33pm

Hoodling

Good poem man =)

Fri, March 21st, 2008 11:43pm

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Thanks!

Mon, March 31st, 2008 9:08am

pearlinanoyster

Simply amazing! Commendable use of metaphors. Also, I like the brilliant combination of the lovely pics with your equally delightful poetry. Keep it up :)

Fri, April 11th, 2008 7:47am

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Thanks!

Sat, May 3rd, 2008 8:33pm

Evelyn Ward

Really loved the way you captured winter so simply.

Evelyn

Sun, May 4th, 2008 7:05pm

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Thanks Evelyn!

Mon, May 5th, 2008 10:02am

Anaica

your poems seem to bring a lot of good memories for me. I love the snow. The poems and pictures remind me of when I lived in New York. Walking out side right after it snows is the greatest.

Tue, May 6th, 2008 8:49pm

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Thanks so much for your comments!

Wed, May 7th, 2008 7:49pm

saif wasiullah

This is indeed wonderland (sans Alice). Great work. ;-)

Thu, May 15th, 2008 12:58am

Julian Christoph

Very dreamy and comforting. As if, despite the cold, the beauty of such scenery alone is warming, like a heavy blanket. Great job. :)

Tue, June 10th, 2008 3:57pm

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Thanks!

Thu, June 12th, 2008 1:52pm

darlingILY

It's very dreamy. I also like how you worded this poem. I like snow so yeah. =]

Fri, June 13th, 2008 7:49pm

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Thanks.

Fri, June 13th, 2008 7:30pm

tin2twinkling

wonderful poem! and excellent pictures too... =)

Fri, June 13th, 2008 8:43pm

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thanks so much.

Fri, June 13th, 2008 7:30pm

sunshine09

I loved it
Especially since I love winter
Very well written
:)

Tue, July 22nd, 2008 6:08am

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Thanks for your comment!

Wed, August 6th, 2008 5:36am

gabrielbrum

cool! you also added realism with the pictures =)

Wed, August 6th, 2008 3:38pm

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Thanks!

Fri, August 8th, 2008 9:16am

Anthony Lopez

this poem cooled me (intense Californian summer right now lol) good work! ^__^

Wed, August 6th, 2008 11:52pm

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Thanks. Glad it kept you cool. Getting ready to do a summer and then fall one also.

Fri, August 8th, 2008 9:16am

SandMan

I'm a true lover of winter, and this right here, is a big reason why. It really does make the entire world seem like a wonderland. I liked this peace, thanks for sharing it Eraser!

Sun, August 17th, 2008 3:13am

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Thanks!

Thu, August 28th, 2008 8:49pm

Ibassus

Hmmm. captivating imagery!

I was slightly salivating at the picture you painted for us.

I especially love "Hydrants are Toadstools"

unique, new, and it works!

However, the last three lines didn't do much for me.

I am not sure how to go about ending a piece like this, but I do feel it could have been one final stunning image.

"We are in a different land"...this should be changed into something more definite. A different land is too bland a description for the already wondrous scene

Sun, September 21st, 2008 11:48pm

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Good feedback. Let me think about it a bit. Thanks!

Thu, October 2nd, 2008 8:14pm

Zephyr

Dreamy and wonderful. i live in a country that's summer all year round, you know. But you've brought the magic of winter to me.

Wed, December 24th, 2008 4:12am

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Thanks for your comment!

Wed, December 24th, 2008 10:06am

Chimeron

Wow I really loved the visual effect of this one, thanks for sharing :)

Tue, February 24th, 2009 11:20am

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Thanks for reading!

Tue, February 24th, 2009 5:49pm

Chimeron

I have to add though that it actually gave me motion sickness, the moving pictures... weird. But I still liked the effect a lot. Guess I'm a masochist.

Tue, February 24th, 2009 11:21am

Brooke Gross

Makes me think of when I was little, and I would wake up to look out the window and see a thick blanket of snow. For just that one moment, you felt like you had been transported in your sleep to some other place.

Tue, February 24th, 2009 2:50pm

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Snow is great although I am getting a bit tired of it :).

Tue, February 24th, 2009 5:49pm

MelissaWoodscourt

Another beautiful piece. You've captured the silent wonder of a wintry day beautifully. There's something airy and delicious in the way you paint your worded picture here. Lovely, lovely.

Wed, February 25th, 2009 12:34am

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Thanks so much.

Tue, February 24th, 2009 5:49pm

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