Ode to Winter

Ode to Winter

 

 

winter calls

pillaging the ground

of fertile soil,

casting my breath

into thin air.

Reviews

[Ken Simm.]

So much said in so few lines. Excellent.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Ken. So wonderful to see you here!

[Stella Armour]

i like how much you have said and painted in such brevity Kelly..

[Kelly Scheppers]

I think brevity is my strong suit. It seems to speak to me the loudest. Thank you, Stella!

[AllenS]

You have a way with words my dear.Thanks for the burr images. We live in a canyon passage near I-70 as it leaves the Grand Valley on its climb up the steps over the Rockies to Denver. Winter has been particularly brutal this year as the wind blows down the couless.

[Kelly Scheppers]

You're pretty much into the throws of winter now, with so much left to go. I shall send some warm California wishes your way. Thank you for the compliment to my writing. I hold it most dear to my heart, always.

[AllenS]

You are welcome! Thank you for warm wishes.

[Ted Kniffen]

If only winter was as brief as this lovely bit of writing. You have conveyed the sense of winter's chill with the somewhat playful act of watching your breath rise on the air. We've had a couple of good snowfalls here, and the temps are about to plunge into the minuses for the next few days. Reading your poem brings winter to life in a very few words.
A good write, Kelly.

[Kelly Scheppers]

There is frigid cold in abundance, as I watched the weather channel this morning. I fear for all the strays that are homeless, as well as the people. Stay warm, my friend...and thank you for the kindness you bring!

[Einstein Noodle]

the silence of gone to sleep winter shouts to me in this poem of yours my friend .. and the wistful intangibility of life itself .. "into thin air" ;) what a gem first thing this morning ma'am! thanks for sharing
E.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Your words are like the warmth of a hug, most needed. Thank you, Gene!

[Jibey]

'Less is more' - and these short lines are full of impact. The choice of 'pillaging' was striking and so well expresses the hostile grab of winter cold, numbing the seeds of life, leaving us gasping. 'Casting my breath/into the thin air' - such a vivid image. Beautifully crafted.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I was quite pleased with the brevity of this, hoping my readers would be, too. Many thanks to you, Jibey!

[AYVID N]

Winter has this effect of seeping into and cracking everything. Our breath is but thin air, she pervades our nostrils, numbing it.

Such a vivid, inspiring poem on Winter Kelly. I love your descriptions, the overpowering sense of Winter they leave behind.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Breathing in that frigid air opens the nostrils in more ways than one. I love winter. She gives us poets much to articulate. Thank you for your presence here, Divya!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Hello Kelly,
Nice to see you are as productive with your lovely descriptive and eloquent poetry as always. Just popping by and saw your read request. Very apt as we await our first snow later today. I indeed felt this one in my bones!

[Kelly Scheppers]

I was hoping to snare your attention, for I have missed you. Thank you so much for making my day!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ah sadly I took a long break from the troll and I think he will return but I too miss your writing and the friends I had in the Cafe. Will stick with it for now making one anothers days is good!

[Rye]

This is wonderful, flows so very nicely too. Awesome!!
You're a wonderful poetess....

[Kelly Scheppers]

So kind of you to say, Rye. Thank you for the warmth your words bring me!