On Winter

by [pens&feathers]

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I wrap the blue scarf tightly around my neck
And settle in its simple warmth
As I break through the icy puddles
In my brown boots

And there’s ice on my windshield
But nobody on the road, just me
And the sparse flakes of snow
That float down through the strata

Fingerless mittens and hands that grip the wheel
And steer me further into winter isolation
Steam rises from my coffee cup and
Suddenly it’s snowing harder than I’ve ever seen

It’s winter again
And I am preparing my heart to be packed
In with fine layers of cold green ice
As time slows down to a trickle and the snow falls down like rain

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. On Winter

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I’ve never seen snow (I live in the Sunshine State), but this poem gives me a good idea of what a real winter season might feel like. The imagery is quite beautiful here.

  2. On Winter

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    I hate winter (and I am so entirely jealous of Ana Cristina), but I liked this poem. The flow of it felt like the softly drifting flakes of $n*w (it’s a swear word) that fall from the sky.

  3. On Winter

    T.F. Torrey's Buddy Icon T.F. Torrey

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love all the primary colors in this: blue / white / brown / white / black / white / black / white / green. It has a kind of rhythmic, hypnotic effect that really works for me. I also really like the subtle allusion that this might be a breakup poem. And the last line seems particularly perfect. Very nice.

  4. On Winter

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Stovohobo loves this poem.
    He could read it all day
    and never get tired of it.
    [pens&feathers] makes him cry.
    The End.

  5. On Winter

    emma jo_234's Buddy Icon emma jo_234

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    beautiful poem. nice work. i love the picture i get in my mind

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