Silence

The late December air rings with the silence crisp and chill. Oceans of drifted, white, snow crest barn doors and windows. Frosted panes sheets of crystalline parchment roll, perforated like strips of ribbon candy from tin roofs as icicles hang from gutters fringed like shawls. The sharp snap of branches masks the bark of distant dogs.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008



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Date: 4/16/2014 11:13:00 AM
Very vivid and sharp. I feel the cold crisp air.
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Date: 4/9/2014 5:18:00 PM
I grew up in Ohio, and your poem just took me back home, the last two lines are memories, I actually heard a branch snap from my childhood...congratualtions on a well deserved win
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Date: 4/9/2014 12:10:00 PM
Debbie, Thank you so much, for the support.... A forever poetry soup joy, when congratulating all contest winners.... Enjoy your day... Forever ~LINDA
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Date: 4/9/2014 12:00:00 PM
Well written Debbie and congratulations on your big win in Linda's contest... Verlena
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Date: 1/26/2012 7:55:00 PM
very enjoyable Debbie... could almost sense the cold.....
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Date: 1/26/2012 12:37:00 AM
Congratulations on having your poem featured this week. Debbie, I felt colder just from reading this very descriptive material.
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Date: 1/24/2012 7:02:00 PM
A most enjoyable read Debbie and awesome imagery. I think I'll wear my flanels tonight....scarry thought ..that cold weather, lol A most captivating read. Million thx for sharing!
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Date: 1/24/2012 3:29:00 PM
Oh ... this is so wonderful. It completely captured me and took me to that wonderful place. I especially love the last two lines--they allude to what occupies our minds but what we don't want to acknowledge. Wonderful!
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Date: 1/24/2012 8:55:00 AM
Congratulations on your featured poem this week Debbie. Love, Carol
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Date: 1/23/2012 6:59:00 PM
Congrats Deb, on "Silence" being featured. I'll take that ocean's roar on a beach over the "oceans of drifted white snow" but after four kids, "Silence" is still my favorite sound.
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Date: 1/24/2012 5:52:00 AM
Vince you didn't see my mistake LOL [nap?] I meant snap!
Date: 12/12/2008 1:06:00 PM
You're really good at evoking images and setting scene. I really enjoyed reading this. Also, to answer your question, I adore confessional poetry, so that's what I aim for. I do read cheerful poems, even humorous poems. However, my own are rarely like that. Just the way I write really and what I base my poems on, for instance stormy family relationships and childhood.
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Date: 12/8/2008 2:52:00 PM
Loved the vivid imagery in this verse. Very inspiring. Wishing you and your a Happy Holiday! Peace always, John
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Date: 12/7/2008 4:54:00 PM
great write. the piece has lots of imagery. - james (thanx for the comments )
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Date: 12/7/2008 6:03:00 AM
As with Sharon, the imagery in this is beautiful. The flow is great and the way that the opening two lines create a tension (or contradiction) with 'rang' and 'silence' is a clever device that works well.
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Date: 12/6/2008 2:39:00 PM
Beautiful write filled with imagery of a favorite season. The silence of snow is quite a spiritual experience for me. Awesome write. Love, Shar
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