Counting Crows and November Snows

Counting Crows and November Snows

A Poem by Kelly Scheppers

Counting Crows and November Snows

 

 

There is a void

that punctuates my tears

 

A parade of years

are all that is left me,

 

to counting crows

and November snows.

© 2017 Kelly Scheppers


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This made me think of a couple that had spent so many years together and have it abruptly ended. It reminded me of my grandfather after my grandmother passed. He lived on for a several years, but was never the same. This is well use of a small amount of words. Nice job.

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

I am thankful it conjured up such vivid memories for you, Francis...thank you!
Francis Orion

9 Years Ago

No thank you. It was an important time in my life, that is good to be reminded about from time to ti.. read more



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Kelly,
One hates to use the word, 'nice,' but it is! I, for some reason, think of the term, "a hop, skip, and a jump." That's what these 3 stanzas seem to imply to me. Sorry . . . can't explain.
Tom

Posted 5 Years Ago


such a sense of loss here.
innocence, love, youth?
maybe all of the above.
That's what I love, it feels so heavy and can relate in however way it calls to us

Posted 6 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

6 Years Ago

Thank you, dear Ana!
I have returned to the memories...this fall is calling to me of a renewal...it's fitting that I start with the most loving :) Happy Friday Kell!

Posted 6 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

6 Years Ago

Happy friday, my darlin friend! Ty!
Such deep sadness in this piece. November is that kind of month. At least, in the snowy part of the world. I can feel the nights get colder, and something makes me sad about that ...

Posted 8 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

8 Years Ago

Perhaps its the coldness that brings us to a harsh reality, of living alone...of remembering when th.. read more
You made simple times lovely again November snow is line waking in the rain.

Posted 8 Years Ago


There is definitely a grace to your poetic style. Getting feelings across in a few short lines is challenging. You do it so well. Have a Merry Christmas Kelly! CD

Posted 8 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

8 Years Ago

It's reviews like this I am most thankful for! ...thank you!
Awesome piece. Very thought provoking. :)

Posted 8 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

8 Years Ago

I appreciate your reading...thank you!
I feel the emotions of your soul, beautiful poetry Kelly. Favorited.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

Good to see you, my west coast friend...thank you!
When summer dies, a piece of us dies with it. And all we can do is count the crows and the snows until it all passes. You perfectly captured the feeling!

Posted 9 Years Ago


Nadia Gerassimenko

9 Years Ago

YESSSSSSS...well not citizen, but I do have a permanent status.
Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

...yeah!! Welcome back to the WC!
Nadia Gerassimenko

9 Years Ago

THANK YOU, sorry I've been gone a while.
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dan
Interesting use of 'counting crows.' Our apartment house abuts a property with nothing on it, just a big yard. The only birds left that haven't headed for winter homes is the crow...and to see them in this big empty yard, the grass turning brown, gasps a sense of desolation and emptiness. Then to take into account the beginning, with your wistful thinking of years gone by, a lost love perhaps(?) uses that sense of desolation to punctuate THAT feeling too. Beautifully written, Kelly. This is going into my library favorites, thank you for that! take care...dan

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

I saw a documentary once on the crow, saying how each squaw is actually some form of communication t.. read more

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Kelly Scheppers
Kelly Scheppers

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