Days of Winter

Days of Winter

 

It was the short days of winter

that proceeded to fade her colors,

where the precipice of night

               exacerbated

the relativity of need.  

 

photography by Virginie Bocaert

Author's Note

Reviews

[daniel lee johnson]

wonderful !! Great command of words. Poems are not made better by an abundance of words. There is beauty to be found in short and direct poetry. thanks !!!

[Kelly Scheppers]

I wholeheartedly agree with you, Daniel...thank you for your appreciation for the brevity of my words!

[Glen Yumang Manese]

You know this left me wanting more...yet I liked the shortness and brevity in the lines...and the usage of language adds to the work...the picture gives us a bit more into the wholeness..once you finish and bring this altogether...good to read this --- Kelly...

[Kelly Scheppers]

Isn't that a good thing, to leave your reader wanting for more? Good to see you, Glen..thank you and take care!

[Glen Yumang Manese]

You're welcome...

[Coyote Poetry]

Powerful use of words. I enjoyed the artwork also. Thank you Kelly for the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you kindly, John!

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Kelly.

[Melinda McQueen]

A strong write rooted in passion.
A lovely piece. Thanks for sharing.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Melinda...your kindness is much appreciated!

[Jamestown]

Wow! Really strong expression, with few words!
Love it:) Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Kelly Scheppers]

I feel very blessed, Jamestown...and thankful for such reviews!

[SleeplessVolcano]

So much expression in only a few words......the climate change of love may sometimes even post-pone spring and try and squeeze as much winter coldness out of a thawing heart........

[Kelly Scheppers]

I loved your analogy of a "thawing heart"...thank you for your perspective!

[....................]

Long winter nights leave us cold and lonely. Your ability to capture love's longing is profound, as is your ability to garner such beautiful words from a picture - which you then use to construct your own art. Wonderful!

[Kelly Scheppers]

I love marrying words with art, for one should always compliment the other. Thank you for a perspective that shows my intent, Thomas!

[Fran Marie]

A lovely short piece which expresses so much..beautifully penned..

[Kelly Scheppers]

So kind of you to say, Fran...thank you for the compliment!

[ANTO]

Im with Jacob on this - both you and Johns poems are so romantic Kelly - Im literally leaping from one to the other with sigh after sigh and my heart gets warmer and my soul lighter with each leap.
This one is sooo cleverly done. I am in awe.
:))

[Kelly Scheppers]

I was delighted to find that John had reciprocated to this! I took it as a compliment, and I'm thrilled my readers enjoyed it! So tickled to find that I left you in awe!! ; )

[ANTO]

Its great fun Kelly and it shows what can be inspired by poets bouncing off one another. - alright you got me - its just sweet (psst dont tell anyone I said that - Im a man, dont you know) lol

[sereenaoutloud]

beautiful, so few words yet so much said! Just brilliant!

[Kelly Scheppers]

Having such feedback on something so brief is always a delight...I thank you for your kindness!