A Winter In Yosemite Premiere Contest Winner

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gentle flakes drift down
   to soften the valley floors
      while lacing the trees
         with the silent retelling
             of ancient native legends

winding brooks of glass
   shimmer as they meander 
       through meadows of gleaming frost
         A crystalline bridal veil
             adorns the cathedral cliffs 

granite monoliths,
   crafted by glacier giants,
      surround this valley...
        hovering, as if to guard
         the peace in God's gift to earth
                       

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For Brian Strand's Contest: #223

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008



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Date: 10/16/2016 1:01:00 PM
Beautiful Carrie..congrats on your placement :)-luloo
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Date: 10/16/2016 9:21:00 AM
Great job, wonderfully vivid images. Congrats on this win.
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Date: 11/16/2011 12:34:00 PM
Congratulations on your well deserved win in the Your Choice Once More contest Carrie. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/13/2011 1:24:00 AM
CARRIE,,, WOW! ANOTHER WONDERFUL WIN, CONGRATULATIONS, in BRIANS ;-) contest,..p.d.
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Date: 11/12/2011 2:50:00 PM
Congratulations on your first place win with this amazing poem!----lori
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Date: 11/11/2011 5:17:00 PM
Awesome Carrie. A masterpiece of imagery... each line a poem. Congratulations to you, for your talent recognition and win with this triple Tanka
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Date: 11/11/2011 4:05:00 PM
Hi Carrie! I have never been to Yosemite National Park, but it is a goal for me in the next couple years. I am thrilled that God made something so beautiful for mankind to adore...oh, and what a gift for poets to write about too. :) Congrats on this awesome write. I wish to be standing beside one of these granite monoliths that guard this powerful scenery sometime soon. Thanks for inserting the breathtaking photo. Gwendolen
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Date: 11/11/2011 11:50:00 AM
Wow! A new favorite for me, Carrie. Yosemite is perhaps the most beautiful national park I ever visited and I have photos of it hanging on my walls. Your description of "bridal veil" falls and the granite monoliths sculpted during the last Ice Age are magnificent. Big congrats on your first-place win in Brian's contest! Love, carolyn
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Date: 11/11/2011 9:35:00 AM
Congrats Carrie on a wonderful first place win with this amazing piece of poetry luv..
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Date: 11/25/2008 7:50:00 AM
Beautiful images in this poem. I especially love the "winding brooks of glass"! Thank you so much for your comments on my poem. I appreciate it so much! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Date: 11/24/2008 12:01:00 AM
Beautiful poetry Carrie.Rgds Brian & thanks for your welcome observations.
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Date: 11/23/2008 5:35:00 AM
Wow. What a sight to behold. What poetry! Completely breathtaking. I wonder if I will ever get to see such beauty. Love, Shar
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Date: 11/23/2008 3:21:00 AM
I too have always wanted to go there, and by gum - I will one day! Hopefuly in winter so I can withness this granduer for myself - amazing visual, I felt like I could see it all (including my crystal breath exhale) awesome, love, Kristin
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Date: 11/23/2008 2:16:00 AM
Awesome Tanka, Carrie. I've always wanted to see Yosemite and this makes me want to see it in winter. Beautifully written. Love, Nigel
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