Terrible Beauty!

A poem about Winter....

  Intricate snowflakes, frozen in place...

balancing carefully...

not a breath of air...

to send them shimmering to the ground

like fairy dust.

Visible one moment and gone the next...

Every branch, every blade of grass, every seed,

for as far as the eye can see,

wearing a jacket of frosty snow..

cocooned against the elements, 

keeping alive a spark of life,

For springs first warm breath.

But sleeping for now..

Terrible in their frozen beauty,

As silent as death...as deep as a thought,

Dreaming silently under gray skies,

Shivering in anticiapation, 

for the seasons to change their fickle favors once again...

Reviews

[elijahssong]

thanks again Cheryl... This looks like a great community... I will have to figure out how things work...
and Blindsighted... thank you for you kind review as well>... I haven't had much chance to read any of your work, but I am hoping to find the time..

[Im His Daughter]

You are going to be a hit Robyn! I am so glad you accepted my request to join! Don't forget to review others too. When you have the time!

[Blindsighted]

The picture you painted with the words you used is quite amazing. It has this feeling of wonder I cannot describe; I simply love the vocabulary you used, I suppose.

[Im His Daughter]

This is an amazing write.. I am absolutely blown away by it! Who knew you were this good? I mean i knew you were good with the blogs but wow! Great Job Robyn! See you at Church! :D