Apology

I love the winter sky, dislike the cold. But the prettiest night sky is in the winter. Go figure, sigh. I think the beautiful winter night sky is Mother Nature's apology to me, he he.

The moonless frosty night makes her debut
Glitz and glimmer, dash and dazzle, the heavens are bejeweled
Winter’s suave apology for the cold 

Author's Note

Reviews

[Tam Warink]

This, your poetry takes me.. I am there.. standing warm-wrapped and silent, until my eyes adjust and I can see the barest outline of naked tree branches where they silhouette the warm horizon of distant city lights. Yes, they are - "..the heavens are bejeweled" and we stare in wonder and awe of them; as countless generations before us. Mary, I believe you have captured a quintessential moment that spans the entirety of human experience. A moment as frozen in time as that "..moonless frosty night." I revel in it an put aside (momentarily) any discomfort that the cold may inflict. Your words are a warmth that will endure. Thank you, Mary.

100 twinkling, points of light.

[Mary]

thank you, Tam. I have had a lifelong love-hate relationship with winter, but now, in spite of the discomfort, I believe I have made happy peace with her. Thank you for the thoughtful review.

[steppenwolf]

I love this because of the way you experience a winter's night; the winter is apologizing. Very creative and open-minded.

[RachelReaper]

I like how you described this as "her" debut, making the night sky seem more... real, in a way. Like a person. This was perfect for the season and very beautiful :)

[Mary]

thanks, Rachel

[Allan W]

I'm not a fan of Haiku style I admit. But I love this! The language, the imagery, the night as female (has to be) - the whole idea of the beauty of winter being an apology for the harshness of the season......fantastic.

More like this please!!! :))

[Mary]

this is haiku style and it has a funny story behind it- i knew it was a 5-7-5 pattern, but I thought it was 5/7/5 beats not syllables. So I did a rewrite, but kept this one as well, because I kind of liked this one better. I do have this love hate relationship with winter- it's cold and I dislike cold, but the night skies are incomparable in beauty. thanks for reading, Allen

[Emily B]

beautiful :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i wonder if winter's apology is sincere...well, whether it is or not...those crisp, cool, clear nights are beautiful...as are the words here.

jacob

[Corset]

lolloll what i said on the haiku goes for this one too, which is either a boon toward my empathetic nature of you really can write a mean haiku!! I think it's the latter, simply gorgeous :)

[Mary]

thanks so much. actually I thought I was writing haiku when I wrote this because I I was counting words rather than syllables. Then I rewrote the poem.

[Rick Puetter]

An interesting conclusion. But cold weather does make for a clear sky, and of course, when the moon is down, the stars can be seen to best advantage (providing there are no city lights). Yes, the heavens are bejeweled. It is a marvel holding secrets beyond the imagination of mankind.

Again, greatly enjoyed.

Rick

[Georgia Gypsy]

Beautiful!
Exactly what everyone wants to say...but who can find the words...
One of my favorite subjects...

(I had to linger on this one a bit, it had to be savored...)
GG

[Mary]

thanks, GG, for the kind review.

[Jack Reaper]

your words paint quite a beautiful picture. nicely done.

[Mary]

thanks for the review