Naked Neighborhood

the still muted leaves. . .
soon revelation of homes 
secreted away —
the Autumnal sweep, bitter
cold of Winter will reveal

11/6/2019

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 11/8/2019 8:58:00 AM
Well penned.I can sense Winter to enter.
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Date: 11/7/2019 9:20:00 PM
Came back to this one. I'm still shivering at these images. ~ Grizzly Brrrrrrr
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/7/2019 9:48:00 PM
Come back anytime ;)
Date: 11/7/2019 7:20:00 AM
Naked and wet, as far as I can see. Damn anticyclone licked snow away. I don't even want to go out for a drink( Bring youself, poet, do it!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/7/2019 7:36:00 AM
Yikes! Sounds like crazy weather!
Date: 11/6/2019 7:20:00 PM
Lovely, Kim, great imagery
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/6/2019 7:58:00 PM
Thank you, Eve!
Date: 11/6/2019 5:05:00 PM
Your title --- not that it got my attention or anything --- is a perfect fit for this tanka. ~ Naked City
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/6/2019 7:58:00 PM
Thank you, Gershon!
Date: 11/6/2019 2:04:00 PM
What a great metaphor, I usually think of streets as 'naked' in a way, when they are stripped of their leaves and grass.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/6/2019 4:41:00 PM
Thank you, Michelle!
Date: 11/6/2019 1:17:00 PM
Hello Kim, yes winter is on the way. It is suppose to snow today. I guess winter is here. have a nice day my friend. Hugs.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/6/2019 4:41:00 PM
Thank you, Darlene!
Date: 11/6/2019 11:28:00 AM
Lovely poem, Kim.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/6/2019 11:32:00 AM
Thank you, Line!
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