Paula Goldsmith Poet Free verse

Ivory Flakes

I love watching the snow fall, 
very softly and gently to the ground.
The blanket turns from summer green,
to a blanket of ivory flakes.
Once whiter than white,
now ivory from the soot in the air.
What part do we play,
in this changing world we live in.
For better or for worse,
we all live here together.
Maybe one day the ivory flakes,
will return to the white snow.

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Beryl Edmonds February 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM Dear Paula, I’m happy to come back with congratulations on your win in Ink’s contest, well done. Enjoy a poetic day… Beryl xx Paula Goldsmith February 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write and for your Congratulations. Glad you enjoyed reading my "Ivory Flakes" write again. Great to see you back. It was a fun contest to write in. Fresh snow is so very pretty. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Sotto Poet February 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM Unclean air is affecting the colors that surround us all around the world, therefore you're absolutely right, Paula. Congratulations on your well-deserved win. Paula Goldsmith February 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write and for your Congratulations. Glad you enjoyed reading my "Ivory Flakes" write. It was fun to write. Fresh snow is so very pretty. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Ink Empress February 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM Dear paula, this is as always such a sweet and beautiful take on the prompt, i love the flow of your words too! I especially loved “What part do we play, in this changing world we live in. For better or for worse, we all live here together” Congratulations on your win! Thank you for supporting my contest. Paula Goldsmith February 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write and for your Congratulations. Glad you enjoyed reading my "Ivory Flakes" write. It was fun to write for your wonderful contest. Thanks for having it and for my placement. Yes, we all live here together. Fresh snow is so very pretty. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Paula Goldsmith February 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM "3 Place" Ivory Flakes~Date Written: 1/15/2025~Written By A Human Poet

Anne-Lise Andresen February 4, 2025 at 5:46 AM - Congratulations on your win in the contest, Paula :) - hugs Paula Goldsmith February 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write and for your Congratulations. Glad you enjoyed reading my "Ivory Flakes" write again. Always great to see you. Fresh snow is so very pretty. Hugs.... Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Valsa George January 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM A lovely poem on a winter scene. When the snow freshly falls, it will be pure white. Then the color fades into ivory, mostly because of soot and dust. You have handled the subject in a clever way. All the best, dear Paula. Paula Goldsmith January 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM Thanks for stopping over to read/write and for All the best. Glad you found my "Ivory Flakes" to be, A lovely poem on a winter scene. The fresh snow is always so pretty to see but gets dirty fast. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Kelly Deschler January 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM A lovely poem, Paula, and very eye opening, as well ... I, too, love watching the snow fall and witnessing the change of seasons from summer to autumn, and then to winter :) Paula Goldsmith January 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you found my "Ivory Flakes" to be, A lovely poem. The fresh snow is so pretty to see. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Gary Radice January 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM I love the silence that snow brings with it and how it blankets the earth making everything seem as one. Now, if only mankind could follow suit. A lovely free verse Paula that got me thinking about snow, the planet and the human race. Cheers - Gary Paula Goldsmith January 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you enjoyed my "Ivory Flakes" write. Great to know my write got you thinking. It is fun when a reader comes alive reading something. Fresh snow is so very pretty. It was a fun one to write. Cheers To You.... Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Michael Tor January 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM Lovely poem Paula Paula Goldsmith January 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you found my "Ivory Flakes" to be a Lovely poem. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Panagiota Romios January 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM Paula., Years ago, there was actually a detergent called ivory flakes. They were iridescent in voloy. I love the way you use them in your poem. Pangie xx Paula Goldsmith January 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you enjoyed my "Ivory Flakes" write. Yes, I remember the detergent called ivory flakes from years ago. Guess they stopped making it. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Deb M January 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM Lovely write Paula! Debx Paula Goldsmith January 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you found my "Ivory Flakes" to be a Lovely write. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Gershon Wolf January 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM Sooty snow reminiscent of newly industrial, smokestack England of the late 19th century. Pell Lou Shan Paula Goldsmith January 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you enjoyed my "Ivory Flakes" write. Fresh snow is so pretty. Hope you are OK... Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Sara Kendrick January 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM Snow is so pretty but I don't think I would want to live in a place with the problems it presents. Thanks for sharing this one with us. I enjoyed reading it today. Sad when the white snow is tarnished by pollution. Sara K Paula Goldsmith January 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you enjoyed my "Ivory Flakes" write. I have lived with & without snow. Fresh snow is so pretty. Dirty snow is a mess. Yes, from pollution, the cars going by & dog mess. Never eat yellow snow. It is from the dogs. Yuk!!! Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Victor Buhagiar January 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM I'm glad we have no snow in Malta. Not that we don't have dirt around. There are too many houses being built, and many men with their dogs are leaving dogs' dirt behind. Paula Goldsmith January 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you enjoyed my "Ivory Flakes" write. Fresh snow can be so pretty. Here, people with dogs take small plastic bags so they can pick up their dog's dirt. Everyone is happy. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Andrea Dietrich January 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM A different perspective on ivory from how I did mine. A lovely write! Paula Goldsmith January 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you found my "Ivory Flakes" write to be A lovely write. Each writer has their own way of writing. That is a good thing.... Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Anne-Lise Andresen January 16, 2025 at 3:06 AM - Beautiful carpet when it's white and clean, Paula - A lovely poem for the contest, best wishes :) - hugs Paula Goldsmith January 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM Thanks for stopping over to read/write and for your best wishes. Glad you found my "Ivory Flakes" write to be A lovely poem for the contest. I love to see the white/clean snow. Yes, what a Beautiful carpet it will make. Hugs.... Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Kim Rodrigues January 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM Yes, first pristine, then unclean, and yet heaven’s snow will be pure…oh how wonderful! Enjoyed! Blessings, Paula! Paula Goldsmith January 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you enjoyed my "Ivory Flakes" write. Oh yes, heaven’s snow will be pure. Cannot wait to see it. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

John Read January 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM Hi Paula, I would love to see some snow in London,I do believe global warming is changing things sadly not for the better. xx Paula Goldsmith January 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you enjoyed my "Ivory Flakes" write. I thought London got some snow from time to time. It is so pretty to see. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Beryl Edmonds January 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM Very good Paula, it’s the polluted air that’s changing nature colours everywhere… Beryl Paula Goldsmith January 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM Thanks for stopping over to read/write. Glad you found my "Ivory Flakes" write to be Very good. I enjoyed writing it. Have a wonderful day as you write away..................

Paula Goldsmith January 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM Ivory Flakes~Date Written: 1/15/2025~Written By A Human Poet