Garden Ship

somehow at sea

The Winter is enamel;

buckets of cold,

sodden pots of forgotten growth.

Snow ship,

Trees taut with

tackle of frost.

Earth hard as

the white sea,

adrift and lost,

between seasons

made of ice and sorts

of rain, not falling,

not sailing.

Dull and still 

as December

Reviews

[Coyote Song]

A ship so covered in snow and ice it is as if it can't move at all....perhaps the ocean is too still, waiting for a storm. A brilliant poem.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

wow, i can just picture this ship stuck in the ice, frozen tundra of winter, no flow---no warmth...
spring seemingly worlds away...
no sailing, just hibernation.

even the rain is frozen in place.

a very cold poem...reminds me of shakespeare's "winter"---

[Tina Kline]

Yes, very cold indeed, Love the imagery of this poem. Very creative and impressive.

[Frank]

You did good, easy read, reflection of the cold. You miss your sailing, this one line of three words tells a story, no more fun, just this cold white stuff.

Snow ship

On your mind, so no poems from you in the summer/

[Beccy]

For me, this is a perfect capture of both the season and the emptiness inside we sometimes feel.

Both states pass; and this is such a clever, clever poem.


Beccy.

[Lyn Anderson]

Beautiful. The ice of winter captured in a few short lines. You are, in my opinion, one of the most under read and under rated writers on this site. Your words are accurate, piercing, insightful, and beautiful. IF you are watching the FEED, stop by this page. It is worth the effort to read more than the attention seekers here.

[Leslie Philibert]

Thanks for the kind words, I don`t get read much, because I don`t send requests, but that is my
read moreThanks for the kind words, I don`t get read much, because I don`t send requests, but that is my
intention, I hope I will be read because some of my poems are OK. I also send work to serious publications, but have only had a small number published, as there is a huge quantity of better poetry being written. But I am delighted you like my work, and my best wishes.

[Frank]

Read Requests are like begging letters, niet waar?

[Valentine]

Clever write. I could see the plants all white with frost and the sailing ship, packed in ice in the harbor.
Made me shiver, Kathie

[Leslie Philibert]

Thanks for the kind words.

[Sami Khalil]

An amazing write, sir. I'm sailing with your garden ship...:).........

[Leslie Philibert]

Thanks and best wishes.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:).......