Winter Wonderland

Poem by: Eraser

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Featured Review on this writing by Roisin Moriarty

"Lovely poem. I like the short lines, the soft sounding syllables, the imagery, especially "the light is different, lighter, brighter" and "sound swallowed in a blanket". The pictures are glorious. Very nice!"

It snowed here yesterday and these are some pictures a friend took while we were out for a walk.

Snow blankets all

like confectionary sugar -

a fantasy land.

Hydrants are toadstools;

we walk on the clouds.

The light is different,

whiter, brighter.

The day is quiet,

sound swallowed

in a blanket of powder.

The road is still dark.

But for awhile

at least

We are in a different land.

~~~

Submitted: January 15, 2008

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poewhit

Gives a surreal image, pretty.

Wed, January 16th, 2008 12:20am

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thanks!

Tue, January 15th, 2008 5:14pm

cris x

i like it. your poetry has a.. well, some sort of beauty about it. i can't quite put my finger to it, but i like it (:

Wed, January 16th, 2008 3:05am

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thanks.

Wed, January 16th, 2008 10:27am

gerabel

Enjoyed your poem and photos very much! Very unique combination and most effective. Thanks for sharing your fine poetry and photographs. Happy writing.....Jerry

Wed, January 16th, 2008 3:17pm

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thank you!

Wed, January 16th, 2008 10:27am

mum55

Nice to read a diffrent poem.....Really great read the pictures bring it alive..... Have a happy day in the snow....Would like it to snow here as i am a big kid at heart.......Thanks for sharing this experience Juliet

Wed, January 16th, 2008 7:03pm

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thanks! the snow is great. sledding this weekend.

Wed, January 16th, 2008 11:16am

Sedona Raye

Wonderful poem! The photos were a perfect touch!

Wed, January 16th, 2008 10:42pm

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thanks! we enjoyed taking them.

Wed, January 16th, 2008 6:44pm

rickyengland

A marvellous read...felt like I was there.
A great place to be.
Nice one Eraser.

Wed, January 16th, 2008 11:22pm

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thank you!

Wed, January 16th, 2008 6:44pm

Nixie

Lovely poem, perfect at this time of year ~ Nixie

Thu, January 17th, 2008 11:20pm

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Thanks Nixie.

Sun, January 20th, 2008 12:16am

Nezumiiro

I wish it could be as beautiful outside near me as this poem depicts. I have snow, but it's so cold out there your eyelids would freeze to your eyeballs, heh.

The pictures really add to it, but your imagery was excellent in that it would have worked even without them :)

Mon, January 21st, 2008 12:17am

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thanks. sounds like your in the arctic. i remember i once traveled to canada and i couldn't believe how cold it was. -20 F. we had to take a taxi to go a block.

hope it gets warmer for you.

Mon, January 21st, 2008 2:01pm

beyonder

its beautiful, i wish i could just go into the scene and melt (but it'd be too cold for that... hehe) i enjoyed it. :D

Mon, January 21st, 2008 8:45am

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thanks!

Mon, January 21st, 2008 1:59pm

zenith66

Yes I too love the snow youve captured that almost lonley but serene feeling that its white blanket brings, lovely writing love how you compared snow to confectionary and hydrants to toadstools it make me almost feel the place was alive well done!!1

Mon, January 21st, 2008 6:50pm

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thanks for your comment!

Mon, January 21st, 2008 1:59pm

Writtensouls

Since I remembered I thought I would check out the snow poem you mentioned. I thought the pictures went well with the poem and gave the fantasy view a realistic view as well. I enjoyed it. Thanks :)

Wed, January 23rd, 2008 9:56pm

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Thanks for the comment.

Mon, January 28th, 2008 8:13am

Helene Lepee

The imagery is really nice. I like it.

Tue, January 29th, 2008 4:47am

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thanks!

Wed, January 30th, 2008 11:41am

Gendral Sulamani

i love it-i love the wispy feeling i get.
:)

Thu, February 7th, 2008 9:49pm

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thanks!

Thu, February 7th, 2008 10:23pm

Lillith

I Like your descriptions in this piece, Winter is a different wonderland for all. well done.

Mon, February 11th, 2008 9:32am

Gendral Sulamani

hey, i came to read this again!-it keeps making me come back to feel the wonder!
:)

Tue, February 12th, 2008 8:41pm

air

What a wonderful poem this is Eraser! thanks* katie

Sun, February 17th, 2008 11:00pm

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thanks katie!

Thu, February 21st, 2008 5:16pm

Beatrice Frost

That's so beautiful! I love it!

Mon, March 3rd, 2008 11:23pm

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Thanks so much!

Mon, March 3rd, 2008 4:42pm

October O

Great poem - loved the toadstool hydrants.

Mon, March 10th, 2008 3:39am

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Thanks October O!

Sun, March 9th, 2008 10:23pm

Roisin Moriarty

Lovely poem. I like the short lines, the soft sounding syllables, the imagery, especially "the light is different, lighter, brighter" and "sound swallowed in a blanket". The pictures are glorious. Very nice!

Wed, March 19th, 2008 8:07pm

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thank you!

Thu, March 20th, 2008 3:38pm

Roisin Moriarty

How attached are you to that last line??

Wed, March 19th, 2008 10:12pm

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not very attached. the poem itself needs a bit of work. actually, i think i'm going to make a few edits now. any suggestions are welcome.