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James Marshall Goff
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White Canvas In American Winter
New fallen snow City awakes untouched Footsteps never seen Minnesota 12/28/12
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Anne Currin
Date: 1/25/2013 2:35:00 PM
I love your haiku! Very gorgeous :)
kerry singleton
Date: 1/14/2013 7:34:00 PM
Wow!! Beauty is all i imagine untouched snow, love it James :)
Owen Yeates
Date: 1/12/2013 2:12:00 AM
Hi James just started on soup this morning and found this great write, as it happens it snowed here last night and guess what no footsteps in it, great stuff, all the best Owen
harry horsman
Date: 1/5/2013 2:34:00 PM
love this poem,, amazing how many poems relate footprints and snow,,,, and this is one of the best i've read....
Carrie Richards
Date: 12/31/2012 1:42:00 PM
You, as a resident of Minnesota....know well of what you write!! Brrr....we have been hearing from our relatives in Anoka!! Stay warm, and Happy New Year, James!!!
Gwendolen R.
Date: 12/31/2012 7:36:00 AM
Kinkaid-esque!! Your words painted a wonderful portrait of an untouched snowy day! Jimbo, have the best New Yrs...We have so much to be thankful for, don't we? Happy New Yr! :) gwendolen
Annalise Brigham
Date: 12/30/2012 6:38:00 PM
You've just described a "magical scene" James! Beautiful! Annalise
Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/30/2012 12:11:00 PM
That is such a quiet and special time when the snow falls and everything is quiet..Of course, sometimes that snow comes in the form of a blizzrd with the wind, etc..I could just see this scene from your descriptive work..Sara
Charmaine Chircop
Date: 12/30/2012 7:42:00 AM
Im dreaming of a white Christmas... almost a xmas postcard where purity reigns..silence survives and beauty remains unspoilt.Happy New year to you and yours.
Debbie Guzzi
Date: 12/29/2012 5:04:00 PM
wasn't me snoring LOL folks on the plane kept me UP [I love the white before the feet mar it!] Light & Love
Andrea Dietrich
Date: 12/28/2012 5:02:00 PM
Beautiful one, James.
Poet Destroyer A
Date: 12/28/2012 4:09:00 PM
cool haiku xoxo pd
SCRIBE ML
Date: 12/28/2012 3:39:00 PM
When poetry makes you sit there and paint the image, you know its Good! Well done!
Mystic Rose
Date: 12/28/2012 12:01:00 PM
The word that comes to mind is pristine, loved it, Happy New Year James, xxx
Anne Lise Andresen
Date: 12/28/2012 6:42:00 AM
White Christmastime....GOOD HAIKU ! - //oxox Anne-Lise :)
Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 12/28/2012 6:01:00 AM
bet you are cold there it sounds quite severe Jimbo... Love this btw xx