Bleach Braids

Snow cascading
like white hair
down night's cold shoulder —
frost stitches,
mercury descension,
and mad raven streak —
her woman hair must flow,
the child in the mirror
with pigtails
one more season old —
snow melts or grows old,
a frigid connection,
boughs sometimes —
fall came and went 
for blossoms —
and her nature has
fallen for it
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024


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Date: 5/23/2025 5:09:00 PM
This is stunning--like watching a girl become myth in a snowstorm. "Her woman hair must flow" and "the child in the mirror / one more season old" are especially haunting. It feels like winter aging us from the inside out. Stark and beautiful.
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Date: 12/16/2024 10:33:00 AM
You have painted a beautiful picture with your words, Paige. Nicely done.
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Date: 12/15/2024 11:03:00 PM
Dear Paige, this well crafted poem speaks of the transitions in life that we all go through, hopefully gracefully.
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Date: 12/11/2024 5:50:00 PM
This is majestic Paige. I love how yiu have masterfully woven each line breaks with crisp and vivid imagery. Stay creative! ^__^ JCB
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Date: 12/10/2024 8:21:00 AM
We all grow old. Luckily, I still have white hair. No raven streaks though :)
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Date: 12/6/2024 7:16:00 PM
Description brings a picture of a girl with braids, and perhaps lonely, into my thoughts as a symbol of the restrictions of winter. I enjoy reading.
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Date: 12/5/2024 12:33:00 PM
This is so deeply moving and engaging dear paige, the way youv compared and described snow to white hair is clever and unique! You always have a very unique touch to your poems that i enjoy reading! Hope the weather is not so bad there. Sending you light always
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Date: 12/5/2024 12:00:00 PM
some very striking images in here. Nice one, Paige. Wish you had more things for me to read. You are so generous with reading many of my poems but it's hard for me to find ones of yours I have not read yet!
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Date: 12/5/2024 9:03:00 AM
Love the title. Caught my attention (as if someone pulled my pigtails;) Love mad raven streak! Great write, Paige!
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Date: 12/5/2024 7:36:00 AM
great minds think alike, ' white hair' rules, paige ... beautifully crafted with a touch growing -old mystery!
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Date: 12/5/2024 6:01:00 AM
A very well-composed poem, Paige. Your imagery and wording are well-selected.
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Date: 12/4/2024 10:28:00 PM
beautifully written, enjoyed the images
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