Written for @dVersePoets #OpenLinkNight
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This First Tuesday of February
February 5, 2013
Light’s sunglow glistening tip tops of winter oaks lay like grey silver hair
Toupee’s streaming down like wild hair of old men roaming the snowy tree line
Shadows climb the hills just beneath open canopies of black night
Oh, a winter’s song calls for me to roam before the months depart!
The only brown found is the dirt from the earth shown momentarily by a passing cloud
Hidden upon this earth except for the mighty blue sky winter’s bare limbs
Sudden dots of green pine ladies surrounded by dancing bare chested men held in a chorus line
Oh, a winter’s song calls for me to roam too soon before the season parts!
Dance cards punched by the day’s waltzing ladies in the sky’s fair-weather clouds
Marsh mellow puffs twirling skirts adorn the sky held candied valentine hearts
Along the blue shorelines framed by a winter sun swept day
Oh, a winter’s song calls for me to roam too soon before spring is even here!
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I walk these woods
birch framed blues
through narrow bays
winter lake waters held
between the rains
oh how good is that! found you today on twitter and love the three lines in between the verses…super poem!
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” Dance cards punched by the day’s waltzing ladies in the sky’s fair-weather clouds
Marsh mellow puffs twirling skirts adorn the sky held candied valentine hearts” these are my favorite lines!
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Lovely tribute to winter, Joanie…and an interesting form you take here… Great write!
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Hummm winter not had much of this one lately. Here we only have two seasons on the islands wet and dry. Now the wet is summer and it is here now. So in summer here you see your winter. One time I did take a trip to the grand canyon and there I finally got to see snow. Wonderful. http://gatelesspassage.com/2013/02/02/reflections/
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beautiful descriptions….i relate to the wanderlust…the desire to get out..particularly in winter…a season we can feel pent up….love the greying hair in the opening…ha…i might have to take a walk tonight…
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Cool images, nice!
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I can't stop reading this…Beautiful…Speaks to my heart, Joanie! 🙂
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Wonderful Joanie! You actually make it sound enjoyable…and remind me to do the same…Beautiful writing
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nice…i too liked esp. the Marsh mellow puffs twirling skirts … cool image…and oh winter has its own song and music for sure..
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Vivid, beautifully written haibun… I especially like:
Marsh mellow puffs twirling skirts adorn the sky held candied valentine hearts
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