Winter

Winter

Bleak September rain 

     washes away the end of Summer…

Damp, Barber winds bluster and 

     carry away warm Summer breezes…

The hastening dance of days

     runs ever shorter in fall of Autumn color…

Brittle, dry, crackling leaves 

     fly, dance, shutter, and fall…

Fragile, crumbling refuse 

     of warmer, brighter days.

Cold winds blow,

     snaking round every corner…

Swirling, seeping, sneaking
     into every chilly nook and bower…

Breathing frigid fractals

     ‘pon the frosted windowpane…

Slithering, plundering warmth 

     and weak, dreary daylight…

From hyperboreal frozen,

     merciless, snowbound nights.

Winds howl and souls cower

     ‘neath the crawling, creeping glacial rictus…

Buried in the icy grip 

     of desolate, frozen Winter.

Author's Note

Brrrr!!

Reviews

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

This is spectaxular. A gem of a poem.

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks so much!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

I love nature in any form and found this poem about it awesome.

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks so much. I just finished a spoken word reading of it. I hope you'll check it out here: https://soundcloud.com/momzillanc/winter-spoken-word-22421-221-pm

[MomzillaNC]

BTW, in WE PAW, there's a poetry prompt running for spoken word poems on the theme of winter. I hope you'll add a reading of a winter-themed poem of your own.

[Fran Marie]

Like the alliteration throughout this price...well done..

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks. The alliteration was entirely unintentional and I did think about eliminating. But, the words chosen just felt right.

[MomzillaNC]

Fran, check out my new spoken word reading of this poem, please: https://soundcloud.com/momzillanc/winter-spoken-word-22421-221-pm

[realmwriter]

I'm no fan of the cold myself. I much prefer the light garments required in the summer to the bulk of heavy laden coats and thick under-raiment so clogging dexterity one cannot move. You've captured well the feeling of winter moving in slowly, cloying, deliberate. Very nicely done.

[MomzillaNC]

TYVM :D

[realmwriter]

YAVW...! :)

[MomzillaNC]

I hope you'll like my spoken word rendition of this poem. Check it out here: https://soundcloud.com/momzillanc/winter-spoken-word-22421-221-pm

[Shayna Joyce]

I love your perspective of winter.

"snaking round every corner…
Swirling, seeping, sneaking
into every chilly nook and bower…"

Describes winter perfectly! Good job.

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks so much.

[MomzillaNC]

I've recorded a spoken word reading of the poem here: https://soundcloud.com/momzillanc/winter-spoken-word-22421-221-pm

[Sindu]

I felt all the seasons flicker in front of my eyes, like on a reel, before it comes to stock-still on winter. Bringing with it, the cold winds. A very alluring read Momzi! Feels as swift and silent as the winter itself!!

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you. Great review!

[Sindu]

You're welcome!

[MomzillaNC]

I've recorded a spoken word rendition of this poem here: https://soundcloud.com/momzillanc/winter-spoken-word-22421-221-pm

[therisa]

Momzilla, almost felt like, I was living in, Ottawa, again, as an university student. Those were bitter winters, nothing could prepare me, from the southern Ontario ones. I hated those winters, with a passion. The kicker is, my birthday falls, in the winter. Sigh.

[MomzillaNC]

Those frigid Missouri Winters are why we moved back to North Carolina. It's still too cold! I wish we'd moved to St. Augustine, Florida!

[therisa]

Lol...sorry, but North Carolina's winters are not compared to the Great Lakes basin ones, Momzilla.

[MomzillaNC]

No, they're not. But, this was written with this Missouri winters in mind. Before Halloween, the Arctic air mass would settle in. Before Thanksgiving, the Nordic air mass would descend on us. The year we left, there'd been snow on the ground since Thanksgiving, and more just piled on and on. It was so deep, that my son (he was 3 at the time) actually fell through and got lost for a couple of minutes on the front lawn.

[therisa]

Ouch that's bad. Still have vivid memories, of the winter of '77. Where the snowbanks were so high,it felt like, I could touch the powerlines, overhead. Now, that's winter.

[MomzillaNC]

I wish Christmas was in June!

[therisa]

Lol....think the retailers might protest that one, Momzilla.

[MomzillaNC]

TCBTBO for sure!

[therisa]

Just think, no more Black Fridays.

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

Winds howl and souls cower

‘neath the crawling, creeping glacial rictus…

Buried in the icy grip



of desolate, frozen Winter.




Brrrrrrr!! Sounds like the snow storm in
1994 that hit Alabama I was 15teen I moved to Alabama
when I was 12years old we were snowed in was a lovely home
with wood fireplace mom was great at keeping us feed and we had candles
and oil lamps I loved it was fun.



I remember playing out side and having a snowball
fight LOL in our front yard!


always had food and we were prepared
for the weather :) always good to be stalked up
so if it dangerous to go out in that weather might get hurt
I understand we had many snowy days in Iowa I never stayed out too
long but seemly the cold didn't phase me then
I was used to it I am still some now but it feels
different In Northern Georgia so took me a long time to get used
to Georgia's weather and the Sinus Allergy Seasons they are even
worst over here.



Thank you for sharing blessings. Benita

[MomzillaNC]

See, growing up in NC and FL and TN, we had the occasional snow storm. But, it was a here today, gone in few kind of thing. It was rare and magical. But, when you live in it for months on end, when even the sun doesn't shine for weeks in a row, snow just becomes a slog draining your wallet, sapping your strength, and driving all the joy from your life. I think it's no coincidence that the largest number of folks suffering from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) are in such cold-gripped regions.

[Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet]

yes I will agree it gets where you want spring and summer back that you're sick of the cold I can understand that been there before :) thank you for sharing.

[MomzillaNC]

Benita, I've recorded this poem in a spoken word rendition. If you're interested, you can listen here: https://soundcloud.com/momzillanc/winter-spoken-word-22421-221-pm

[Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet]

Beautiful Thank you
I've just now listened to it take care stay warm and safe friend.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you!

[ANM]

Gets the feeling of winter enveloping the reader, really good writing!

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you very much.

[ANM]

You are welcome.