November Letter

A snow-filled world
   is a bowl just so wide
   with an intimate, friendly
   feeling inside.
Earth's lonesome toil
   was the dark yesterday;
   soon it will stain
   crystal carpet to grey.
But in world lately born,
   they lock arms and shout
   where the boot tracks meet
   when the path's shoveled out.
Quick-frozen blossoms
   sprout from hellos
   and flower from fellow
   explorers of snows.
A bouquet of echoes
   to exile has come
   in a sealed packet pocked
   by a wet woolen thumb.
Unlovely dear blot,
   it remembers the thrill
   of a streak down the slide
   of a snow-covered hill,
The trailing fine thread 
   of skates spinning by,
   a braided ski path
   binding valley to sky. 
Reach out a greeting
   with frost-reddened hand;
   sun-burned fingers
   trace in dry white sand.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Wolf Avatar
October 25, 2022 at 7:33 PM
This is a magnificent poem, Elizabeth... I noticed that you somehow got that four-letter word in the first line past the censors. (You know, the word that starts with 's' and ends with 'w.'). LOL. ~ Never met a shovel I liked
George Avatar
October 25, 2022 at 2:09 AM
Lovely poem on winter and the snow covered land. Happy to have read your poem written in an exquisite way! Thank you dear poet friend for your kind visit to my page.....
Tor Avatar
October 24, 2022 at 4:01 PM
What a lovely theme Elizabeth truly enjoyed reading. So talented you are to write so well...
Mccann Avatar
October 24, 2022 at 4:22 PM
Thank you, Michael. Kind of you to comment. Elizabeth
Leffanta Avatar
October 24, 2022 at 11:31 AM
You have reminded us that, be us wet, cold, and miserable, some will still find joy and happiness. Well done! Aloha!
Mccann Avatar
October 24, 2022 at 4:24 PM
Right, Rico. Happiness to you! Here in Aussie land, we don't have much of the cold but it's sure doggone WET! Elizabeth
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October 24, 2022 at 3:42 AM
Such beauty could only have been written by you. A rich verse.
Mccann Avatar
October 24, 2022 at 4:25 PM
That hum you hear in the background is me purring!! Elizabeth
Buehler Avatar
October 23, 2022 at 9:43 PM
Elizabeth, the beauty of your poem brought tears. I absolutely love it. Evelyn
Mccann Avatar
October 24, 2022 at 2:06 AM
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Evelyn! You are so adept yourself, I value your opinion. Elizabeth
Hankins Avatar
October 23, 2022 at 3:31 PM
Elizabeth, this is so beautiful, and I enjoyed the interesting format in which you presented it. Fine writing, my dear friend.
Mccann Avatar
October 23, 2022 at 7:32 PM
Thank you, Milt. As always I am touched by your kindness. Elizabeth
Poet Avatar
October 23, 2022 at 3:26 PM
You penned an uplifting poem, Elizabeth. This is one of the best poems I come across today. Your vividness and your vivid imagery shed a great layer of beauty and calmness. Hugs and regards
Mccann Avatar
October 23, 2022 at 7:35 PM
I do appreciate your response to my visual imagery. Those pictures in my mind are the reason I write. It's so lovely when you are there with your catcher's mitt! Elizabeth
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