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BUILDINGS IN the SNOW

Buildings blue pink, yellow, orange and white in a row, and it is snowing. At midnight they seem to hover in the dark, and snow glows in the sky and on the ground. No telling if they are all alone. Perhaps, they are facing neighbors. The blue building, teal and curtain-less, abandoned, and yet freshly painted. The pink house is decorated with pretty lights in swag fashion. An orange church is between the pastel yellow and large white home. Its windows are stained in saintly colors; its steeple like praying hands. The windows seem to twinkle. And the steeple invites those who find themselves in the darkness; and the lights are on the verge of welcome. We know nothing of the townsfolk. They are sleeping as the pleasant snow, fluffy white hides its beauty until morning light.

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Date: 11/18/2023 6:41:00 PM
This is the closest thing to a painting I've ever read in a poem, Kim. I just kept visualizing your words on canvass, each an every stanza. So nice!! :) gw
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/18/2023 6:51:00 PM
I appreciate you, my friend!
Date: 11/18/2023 1:42:00 AM
Lovely contrast between the colorful buildings and the snow. Very lovely poem Kim!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/18/2023 6:21:00 AM
Thank you, BJ!
Date: 11/17/2023 9:03:00 PM
Fascinating Ekphrasis poem, Kim. I especially like your use of colors and lights. It was comforting to read this evening. Have a pleasant weekend, my friend. Bill
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/17/2023 9:06:00 PM
Thank you, Bill! You are the last one I answer tonight! So tired! God bless…have a great night!
Date: 11/17/2023 4:53:00 PM
Very colorful and bright, Kim. It is pretty when it snows. A good read! Hoping you are well:)
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/17/2023 8:16:00 PM
Thank you, Daniel! I am well and have been kept quite busy lately! God bless you!
Date: 11/17/2023 3:44:00 PM
I loved this. I wish it were snowing here, lol.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/17/2023 8:17:00 PM
Yes, me too! Hugs.

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