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Nineseventeenpm In Chicago

nineseventeenPM on a winter's night asleep wolf wind's a-whistlin' and a-howlin' reaching under every blanket, every sheet grasping shivering victims in dread's keep Late spring or early summer, nineseventeenPM resplendent sunlight's finally dimmed and darkened though moments ago 'twas still radiant out west time to head on in from porch or stoop pre-midnight snack awaits, old-fashioned homemade beet-borscht soup nineseventeenPM in mid-Fall, Jack Frost's on the vine of pumpkins large and small, candlelit smiles greeting passersby … friendly faces masking haunting sense that old man winter lurks nearby nineseventeenPM in Chicago Fore shadow of terror, or benign: Evening's waning quickly now ~ Mark each hour's chime

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Faraz Ajmal

Date: 6/21/2018 8:07:00 AM

Ahh, you have described a exact moment in every season, I really like this idea of yours and it sure was a really beautiful poem, I think that it is for a contest, if yes then I wish you best of luck in it,

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/21/2018 10:41:00 AM

Glad you like it, Faraz. Thank you for checking this one out. Best wishes, Gershon

Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/19/2018 2:56:00 PM

A lovely idea capuring time throught the year, well written Gershon. Tom

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/21/2018 10:40:00 AM

Thank you, Tom, for your generous praise. Gives me a boost. Much appreciated. ~ Gershon

Jan Allison

Date: 6/19/2018 2:40:00 PM

Gershon this is one of your best! what a fabulous idea to capture one moment in time throughout the seasons - loved the reference to borscht soup, I've not had that since my early childhood when we used to go to a function at a Polish Club:-) hugs Jan xx

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/19/2018 7:59:00 PM

Why, thank you, Jan! Sounds as if you were really moved...which is a good thing when considering poetry...As for borsht, it's certainly for those of us, like my wife and me, who hail from Lithuania-Poland-Belarus-Ukraine, or whose parents did. (btw: there's no 't' on the word in the old country. Interesting). Thank you for your splendid visit, as always. :) gw

Ilene Bauer

Date: 6/19/2018 1:54:00 PM

hey gershon! i like the idea of choosing one moment in time and capturing what's going on in that minute throughout the seasons - very cool!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/21/2018 10:39:00 AM

Thank you, Ilene. Glad you like it, and may we all 'seize the moment' ... as a teacher I live for the "teachable moment," of course ... :) gw