My Winter

Endless Winter


As coldness crept into me
I withdrew
a gray-dim world welcoming
frozen youth
childhood’s icy death
leafless limbs
clawing a fractured wall
crystal tears
shattering an echoless silence 
numbness
seizing the soul
anger
howling at the core
of an endless
winter.


©11/18/2017

submitted to – MY Winter – Poetry Contest

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Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 12/15/2017 9:25:00 PM

A sincere congrats on your well-deserved win, John - blessings to you, friend - loved this edgy, brilliant piece! :-)

Roy Pett

Date: 12/1/2017 7:59:00 AM

Congratulations on your well deserved win John, great write. :))

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 11/30/2017 8:01:00 PM

Chilling indeed! A potent pen, congratulations :) xomo

Viv Wigley

Date: 11/29/2017 2:50:00 AM

Congrats on your placement in my contest, John, with this sharp, chilling piece. Great write. Regards, Viv

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 11/18/2017 11:00:00 PM

This is gold star poetry, John! Great lines ... childhood'a icy death ... howling at the core of an endless winter. Brilliant, soul expressive free verse. Aurora bright write. Pure poetry. Listening to a celestial soul song, "Hypnotic Love" by Maysa while reading this visceral, gritty poem. Love and joy always.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/18/2017 7:52:00 PM

oh my gosh, you are on a roll with GOOD poems. This is not what I'd imagine for MY winter, but this is really great imagery.