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A Winters Song

“no sweeter sounds of song in winter than from the one you hold close to your heart …” Quote by ~ Poet A Winter’s Song Frozen beauty of cold, crisp, midwinter - Landscape shines in magical diamond dust. Ice crystals hanging break free to splinter as winds do blow with a shivering gust - blankets all in hues of snow white tipped crust. Silky snowflakes enchantingly swirl, twirl dancing to a symphony of birdsong. Sounds of whistling warbles daily unfurl - rich contralto melodies, that, so long for warmer days erelong, in soulful song. Iced wreaths of holly, red berries, glisten as acoustic waves reflect off the ground. Crisp crunch of snow, chilled breath, as I listen - creaking trees, snapping twigs, of winter’s sound punctuate the season’s rhythmic abound. No sweeter song held more dear to my heart than my true love’s angelic voice that drifts across frosty tracks like sculptured, fine art. A winter’s song of flamed love warms and lifts my spirits as he sings me treasured gifts. For someone special with all my love …

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Jim Slaughter

Date: 1/30/2024 10:34:00 AM

Winter is not my favorite season, but I must admit there is often a great deal of beauty in all that wonderland splendor. Love the imagery here, Christina.

Christina Bowring
Date: 1/30/2024 1:46:00 PM

Thank you so much Jim for your visit and leaving such lovely comments. Yes, beauty can be found amongst the harshness of winter. I’m so glad you liked the imagery - the enchantment of the season. Thank you. Blessings to you :)

Jan Allison

Date: 1/21/2024 1:52:00 PM

Oh wow this is a joy to read, such wonderful wintery imagery and fabulous use of alliteration, and I love the quote Christina, i hope the special person loves the poem as much as I do - into my faves:-) hugs Jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 1/21/2024 3:40:00 PM

aww thanks Christina, your comments have boosted my confidence too:-) we are getting a pounding with the storm, the 'government' have advised people not to leave their houses as the winds are so ferocious - we are ok can hear the wind howling but snug and warm. i will let you know if part 2 airs - we chatted for a good while, he is so easy to talk to and so funny:-) i wont be nervous if i go to the studio again in future and may be doing regular podcasts for a charity but that is in the planning stage:-) hugs jan xx

Christina Bowring
Date: 1/21/2024 3:14:00 PM

Dear Jan, hello my lovely radio star! I cannot thank you enough for the sheer joy I have just felt in reading these thrilling, supportive comments from you. It has really made my night and boosted my confidence ( one of those days!) Thank you so much and I’m honoured that you are faving it. Keep inspiring us. Can’t wait to hear about your next poetic adventure. Hope you’re not getting too battered on your pretty island from this storm - here in the South West it’s pretty stormy. Hugs and much gratitude to you xx :):)

Paghunda Zahid

Date: 1/19/2024 7:04:00 AM

That's a great write. I hope you are doing great. Cheers

Christina Bowring
Date: 1/19/2024 8:44:00 AM

Hello Paghunda. Lovely to meet you. Thank you so much for your visit and very much appreciated comments. So kind of you. I look forward to visiting you. Blessings :)

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 1/13/2024 1:31:00 PM

A beautiful write for that special someone in your life. Very nice description of winter and today we are -35C so not liking it at the moment. Well written. love phyl

Christina Bowring
Date: 1/13/2024 3:21:00 PM

Thank you so very much Phyl for another welcomed visit. Much gratitude to you. Joyful comments. Gosh - 35 in beautiful Canada and we think it’s cold here in England at -1! I can’t imagine that temperature. The past few days have been bitterly cold and there’s some threat of snow next week in parts of the country but nothing like what you endure during your winter season. I do hope that you are managing to stay warm. Keep safe . Hugs and smiles xx

Jim Slaughter

Date: 12/18/2023 10:47:00 AM

Exquisite piece, Christina. I have been through a couple of winters such as you so beautifully describe here.

Christina Bowring
Date: 12/19/2023 7:13:00 AM

Thank you so much for your visit Jim and such wonderful, encouraging comments. So gratefully received and appreciated. Blessings to you. :)

Heidi Sands

Date: 12/15/2023 4:14:00 PM

This is beautifully written. Excellent :)

Christina Bowring
Date: 12/16/2023 9:08:00 AM

Thank you so much Heidi for reading the poem and leaving such lovely, encouraging comments. So appreciated. Thank you. Have a great weekend x :)

Duke Beaufort

Date: 12/3/2023 7:26:00 AM

The poem is incredibly beautiful and praises the side of nature we should all be in touch with. Thanks so much. On the other side, we have a long driveway to shovel when it snows, and it's a dual-edged phenomenon. I prefer your view!

Christina Bowring
Date: 12/3/2023 9:21:00 AM

Hello Duke. Thank you so much for another visit. I was so thrilled to read your comments. So very appreciated. Thank you! Yes, let’s see the romantic beauty of winter when we are freezing cold :):) I look forward to reading more of your work. Have a great week.

Anisha Dutta

Date: 12/2/2023 8:51:00 PM

Ver Nice. I am sure, Your SOMEONE SPECIAL will highly appreciate.

Christina Bowring
Date: 12/3/2023 12:03:00 AM

Thank you so much Anisha for your visit and lovely comments. Greatly appreciated. Blessings to you for a peaceful Sunday.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 12/2/2023 7:28:00 AM

"A Winters Song" is a wonderful write/quote. Have a wonderful weekend.................

Christina Bowring
Date: 12/2/2023 8:10:00 AM

Dear Paula, my grateful appreciation to you once again. Thank you so much. Big smiles to you xx

Paige Hind

Date: 12/1/2023 8:13:00 PM

This flows beautifully. I truly enjoyed it, and it warmed me this winter.:) Lovely!

Christina Bowring
Date: 12/2/2023 6:48:00 AM

Hi Paige. A big thank you again for another lovely visit. So grateful to receive such encouraging and welcoming comments. So kind.Thank you. Xx

Valsa George

Date: 12/1/2023 8:06:00 PM

Hi Christina, you have written such a delightful poem ! In winter's chill there is the warmth of love that serves as a blanket cuddling you. I must say that you have a gifted quill though I have read only a few poems of yours. You have done full justice to the quintain form and your rhyming is excellent ! Now I remember, I have read this poem earlier.

Christina Bowring
Date: 12/2/2023 8:22:00 AM

Dear Valsa, I am overjoyed with your visit and such thrilling and generous comments. A big, heartfelt thank you. I love your warming thoughts and your supportive, uplifting, encouragement has brought such joy today. Thank you. Many blessings and smiles to you xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/1/2023 7:28:00 PM

This is so lovely. Is it for the winter contest. It's nice you dedicated it to someone special

Christina Bowring
Date: 12/2/2023 6:46:00 AM

Thank you very much dear Andrea. Always welcomed and so appreciated. I didn’t know about the winter contest. I’ve only entered two so far (past Halloween ones) Have a lovely weekend. Hugs and smiles to you. Xx

Susan Ashley

Date: 12/1/2023 7:51:00 AM

Dear Christina, my gifted poetic friend, your extraordinary pen paints a beautiful portrait of the winter season, where there is beauty and serenity in the temporary dormancy of the verdant life cycle. Your brilliant and symbolic use of imagery captures a deep sense of wonder and gratitude for the "cold, crisp midwinter" and for your "true love’s angelic voice that drifts/across frosty tracks like sculptured, fine art." A sweet "winter's song" indeed! Inspiring physical and spiritual poetry. Your golden pen is rich, soulful and captivating, my wonderful friend. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Christina Bowring
Date: 12/2/2023 10:26:00 AM

Dear Susan, what great joy and enlightenment you always bring dear friend. What a blessing you are with your generous, poetic heart. Thank you immensely for your graceful visit as always and leaving such radiant, uplifting thoughts full of insightful, exquisite words to cherish. You light up all pages when you sprinkle your magical dust dear, wonderful friend. Thank you. Much blessings and hugs to you xx :):)

Stephan McBride

Date: 11/30/2023 1:17:00 PM

Beautiful poem to embrace all the beauty that winter has to showcase, love it : )

Christina Bowring
Date: 12/1/2023 7:17:00 AM

Thank you so much Stephen for your visit and such encouraging comments. I appreciate it greatly. So glad that you liked it. Many blessings to you :)

Deb M

Date: 11/25/2023 2:39:00 PM

So beautiful Christina with such wonderful wintery images….a comforting poem! Debx

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/25/2023 10:10:00 PM

Thank you so much lovely Deb for your visit and leaving such uplifting comments that warms the heart especially as I’m sat here and it’s quite chilly this morning! So appreciated my wonderful, poetic friend. Have a great day. Hugs and smiles :):)

Speaks Volumes

Date: 11/25/2023 1:39:00 PM

Your words chill me with the sensation of winter cold, and yet warm me with the delicate love woven through your poem. Its a delightful poem, written with tender feelings and much skill. A truly beautiful experience to read and enjoy. Thank you Christina.

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/28/2023 1:04:00 PM

Dear Wen, what a delight to come home from a long, hard working day to read and discover that you have visited this poem again. How truly lovely as you are! Thank you for putting a smile on my face my lovely friend. Bless you and hugs xx

Speaks Volumes
Date: 11/27/2023 4:13:00 PM

I had to come back and read it again.. It is especially lovely Christina.

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/26/2023 3:21:00 PM

My lovely SV, another blessed visit from you my talented, generous hearted friend. Thank you so much for your valued response of which was a delight to read. Your comments are always so uplifting and thoughtful. I would imagine that you are enjoying your sunshine everyday now to keep you nice and warm. Here, we’ve had lots of rain and our first frost yesterday morning! Keep well and safe. Love and hugs to you xx

Len Gasun

Date: 11/24/2023 4:29:00 PM

This is so gorgeous, sweet and romantic my dear poet friend Christina. I can imagine the exquisite beauty of winter in your creative words. I have enjoyed reading this sterling quaintain from beginning to end like a beautiful music warming my heart. Across frosty tracks like sculptured fine arts is my most favorite line. Thank you so much for sharing my dear. God bless you always and your writings. Hugs

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/25/2023 9:04:00 AM

Hello dear, sweet Len. Lovely to have you visit. Thank you so much for your thoughtful, in-depth response to the poem. Warms my heart to know that you enjoyed it and the quote too. That’s one of my favourite lines as well that you quoted! Thank you! Much blessings and hugs to you xx

Len Gasun
Date: 11/24/2023 4:45:00 PM

Thanks a lot also for your beautiful quote dear. I love it too.

Charles Messina

Date: 11/24/2023 4:09:00 PM

Lovely write, Christina. Love the quote too!

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/25/2023 8:55:00 AM

Thank you so much Charlie for your lovely, uplifting comments. Very much appreciated! Hope you having a great weekend. :):)

Tony Hargreaves

Date: 11/22/2023 8:33:00 AM

Wow lots of great images. We had a few shivering gusts up in these hills today. Not looking forward to winter. Great to see you using Iambic Pentameter. Brilliant. Let's keep supporting this Chaucerian format that has now served English poetry for almost seven hundred years. Tony.

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/22/2023 12:35:00 PM

Good evening Tony. Thank you so much for your lovely visit and so encouraging, inspiring comments. Very gratefully received. We’ve been getting lots of rain recently down here! There is mention of freezing temperatures and the white stuff arriving upon our shores shortly. Like you, I do love the old, classic forms. Hope you will keep warm during our wintry season my friend. :):)

Frederic Parker

Date: 11/21/2023 4:15:00 PM

I haven't seen a Winter's snow in 50 years but your poetry has taken me back to another place and time where snowflakes fell and my breath rolled out letting me know I was alive

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/22/2023 1:10:00 AM

Thank you so much for visiting Frederick and for your thoughtful comments. So appreciated. The wintry season can truly make you feel fresh and alive. Blessings to you.

Judy Ball

Date: 11/21/2023 4:08:00 AM

So beautifully written and well expressed. Really good imagery. A fine write. God Bless, JB

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/21/2023 2:59:00 PM

Thank you very much Judy for your lovely visit and delightful comments. I appreciate it greatly. Blessings to you. :)

Speaks Volumes

Date: 11/20/2023 12:37:00 AM

This is so beautiful Christina, for such a frosty poem, it has filled me with such warmth. It created an inner glow. Thank you for the smiles. Every best wish from SV.

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/20/2023 9:46:00 AM

Dear SV, such a lovely, welcomed visit from you. Thank you so much for leaving such warm, uplifting comments. It means a lot and I’m so appreciative. Blessings and hugs to you. Xx

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 11/19/2023 12:38:00 PM

Winter fills the senses like no other season, but I prefer to spend my time indoors and watching through my window's pane. A lovely poem Christina.

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/20/2023 3:29:00 AM

Thank you so much Jerry for your visit and leaving lovely, thoughtful comments. Very much appreciated. I hope you are keeping well and I like your preference of watching the cold beauty outside whilst keeping warm indoors. Stay well. :):)

Eileen Manassian

Date: 11/18/2023 2:44:00 AM

Awwwww... swirling and twirling with poetic words and lovely sentiments. Beautiful. Thanks for your recent visit to my work.

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/18/2023 6:22:00 AM

Thank you so much Eileen for your visit and leaving such lovely comments. I am very grateful. I look forward to reading more from you. Wishing you a peaceful weekend. :):)

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 11/16/2023 3:07:00 PM

really enjoyed reading this one; it paints such a vivid picture of a beautiful season, and i love the last line..many thanks for your kind comment on my work :)

Christina Bowring
Date: 11/17/2023 1:03:00 AM

My grateful thanks to you Charlotte for your visit and leaving such uplifting comments. Really appreciate it. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you. Have a lovely weekend :):)