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Winter Blues

Old winter's bite has bruised my cheek like parchment my thin skin crackles. Indoors I hide, my bones creak, my fragile form in cold shackles. Unwanted guest please desist, oh leave, return the warmth of sunny skies and springtime's gentle flowery weave. Be gone, go, this aged maiden cries. For I've no use for your howling, your ice lakes or snowy trees; there's no sense in all your growling jail key's which rattle don't appease.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 12/22/2013 3:51:00 PM
Really great write. Let there be nothing but sunshine and warmth in your life.Well done. best wishes. Pete.
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Date: 12/21/2013 7:44:00 AM
Winter can be harsh but I still love the beauty of a snowy world
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Date: 12/20/2013 6:24:00 AM
Call me crazy, but I love autumn and winter. I know I'm younger and probably won't be saying this 20 years from now lol but I do appreciate what you are saying. My parents always go to Florida for the winter (when they can). Great poem, Debbie :)
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Date: 12/17/2013 9:44:00 AM
Thank you...you made me experienced how it feels to live in a snowy world..creatively penned.. ^_^ XOXO =)
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Date: 12/15/2013 6:24:00 AM
brrr...nicely penned Debbie...Happy Holidays..
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Date: 12/14/2013 1:30:00 PM
makes me chill in a nice way...the emotional undercurrent is superb, debbie.. thanks for the wonderful spot in your holiday contest.. i learned so much from it... huggs
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Date: 12/13/2013 6:19:00 PM
I live in Wisconsin and our winters can be brutal at times, so I understand perfectly! But, I do enjoy the quiet solitude of wintertime and the beauty that the snow brings. I really enjoyed this poem, Debbie! Very well expressed! I wish you the best of luck in the contest!...Thank you so much for my placement in your contest. I really appreciate the recognition!
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Date: 12/12/2013 5:52:00 PM
i haven't been on in quite a while and I'm happy that your piece was one of the poems i came across this evening. stay warm! -Jasmine Murphy
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Date: 12/12/2013 10:16:00 AM
Did I mention what a great new avatar you have??? Thank you so much, Deb, for the honor in your Holiday contest......had it not been for you, I would not know as much about Bodhi Day......and what an amazing way to celebrate this season....thanks for pushing me to research it. You always give me a push in the right direction. Thanks again!.....ps......glad to see so many agree with my loving this poem of yours!!
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Date: 12/12/2013 9:02:00 AM
Lovely winter poem!
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Date: 12/11/2013 10:57:00 PM
A great poem Debbie.I'm so happy to see my name there high in the contest winners list.This poem 24 bar 12 will be continued in your contest next December 2014.Good day.(: ) Jenish.
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Date: 12/10/2013 6:47:00 PM
I love it Debbie!! We've been snowbound for 5 days! chuck
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Date: 12/10/2013 3:19:00 PM
Hi Debbie, A wonderful winter write! Ken
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Date: 12/10/2013 3:18:00 PM
Oh, you are singing my song, Debbie, from one aged person to another one, I just cannot deal with the cold as I used to. Even down here in south Louisiana it becomes cold, sometimes in the twenties and even snows about once every ten or so years. Loved the poem, the rhyming was fantastic.
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Date: 12/10/2013 10:55:00 AM
very beautifully painted piece
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Date: 12/10/2013 8:53:00 AM
Yes, I'm quite ready to light myself on fire from this cold. But, I won't. Not yet!!! =) I quite like how you ended this.
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Date: 12/10/2013 4:44:00 AM
This one has great expressiveness within its lines..I could feel the cold and wind..Did the storm come that was being talked about on TV..Our Cody was to drive an 18 wheeler from Indiana to NY, NJ, and Connecticut starting on this past Sunday..He has never driven in snow and ice..I asked the Sunday School Class to pray for him and his truck broke down as soon as he pulled off the company parking lot..I hate that he got stuck again but glad that he wasn't driving in that weather..Sara
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Date: 12/10/2013 4:45:00 AM
Thanks for dropping by with congrats..Sara
Date: 12/9/2013 11:48:00 PM
sure a good one these days. grumble at that mean old winter man, Debs. I detest him!!!
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Date: 12/9/2013 11:08:00 PM
Hello Debbi, back here and enjoying your writing! It's very nicely penned, reflected beautifully throuout.. love to you, gautami
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Date: 12/9/2013 8:55:00 PM
Enjoyed this very much and my old bones can relate. Bg
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Date: 12/9/2013 7:47:00 PM
Mine too......my bones creak more in the shackles of winter, and the jail key's rattle keeping me homebound! Love this!! Describes the feeling of seeing snow outside my window!
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