Notes About The Poem

Snow Leopard

She casts
dark shades
of black
on white,
as fresh 
fine snow
falls to
the ground.
She creeps,
in stealth,
to hunt
her prey
in still
black of
night, then
sleeps sound
by light
of day.
Her world
is cold,
as she
grows old.
Paw prints 
sight, black 
on white.  

© Connie Marcum Wong

Second Place
United Colors: Black and White Contest
Sponsor Silent One
3-6-16
Picture #2. Snow Leopard
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016


Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 3/15/2016 11:20:00 AM
Connie. Congratulations on your awesome Black and White united theme win. Love LINDA
Login to Reply
Date: 3/11/2016 6:51:00 AM
A great write on the snow leopard. Loved your descriptive words. Congratulations on your win:)
Login to Reply
Marcum Wong Avatar
Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 3/15/2016 9:20:00 PM
Thank you very much Jo. I think they are such beautiful animals. ; )
Date: 3/11/2016 2:38:00 AM
Brilliant take Connie.. congrats on great win with these lovely words.
Login to Reply
Marcum Wong Avatar
Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 3/11/2016 5:55:00 AM
Thank you Dr. Sharma. It took me a while. This was a real challenge. ; )
Date: 3/10/2016 7:17:00 PM
Back to congratulate you on your win :-)
Login to Reply
Date: 3/10/2016 6:14:00 PM
I really like how you did this, Connie! Great imagery. Congratulations on your win. Hugs, Sandra
Login to Reply
Marcum Wong Avatar
Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 3/10/2016 8:43:00 PM
Thank you Vlad. I find peace in nature too! ; )
Date: 3/10/2016 5:29:00 PM
Hi Connie, Congratulations on your win in the contest. I enjoyed this read. It was, it is an excellent work Connie. I find peace within this write for i find peace in nature. A seven for me....Vlad.
Login to Reply
Marcum Wong Avatar
Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 3/10/2016 8:47:00 PM
Thank you Vlad. I find peace in n too. ; )
Date: 3/10/2016 3:48:00 PM
congrats on a well deserving piece
Login to Reply
Date: 3/9/2016 4:19:00 AM
- "Black and White Contest" not a simple task, yours is really great Connie - Luck in contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Login to Reply
Marcum Wong Avatar
Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 3/9/2016 11:16:00 PM
Thank you very much Anne-Lise. So far I only know of two other poets that chose the Snow Leopard. ; )
Date: 3/8/2016 9:37:00 PM
"Her world is cold as she grows old" liked how you captured the timelessness of the snow leopard. Very nicely done, Connie. You and Suzanne's are the only ones I've seen that picked this picture.
Login to Reply
Marcum Wong Avatar
Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 3/9/2016 11:18:00 PM
Laura Leiser also wrote hers about the Snow Leopard. Thanks for your nice comment Tim. ; )
Date: 3/8/2016 7:41:00 PM
This contest is a bit of a challenge, but you've nailed it, Connie! Love yours!! Good luck !
Login to Reply
Marcum Wong Avatar
Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 3/9/2016 11:20:00 PM
It took some time to do because of the one syllable words Carrie. Thank you for the encouraging words my friend. ; )
Date: 3/8/2016 4:11:00 PM
very nicely done, Connie. NOt many are choosing this picture. Glad to see one on this lovely animal.
Login to Reply
Date: 3/8/2016 3:16:00 PM
A delightful rendering of this black and white topic, Connie. So far this is the only poem about a leopard that I've read; the others were all about pianos. gl in the contest. ~ Regards // paul
Login to Reply
Callus Avatar
Paul Callus
Date: 3/10/2016 9:10:00 AM
Pleased to come back with congratulations, Connie! Well done! // paul
Date: 3/8/2016 2:15:00 PM
Exquisite, Connie, this was hard to describe in single syllable word's :-) good luck in the contest! 7
Login to Reply
Date: 3/8/2016 2:12:00 PM
Wonderful, Connie. You know how I love cats. This cat, though, is big and spooky. He's also big and beautiful. But I don't want to come upon those black footprints in the snow. Love, daver
Login to Reply
Date: 3/8/2016 5:49:00 AM
How beautiful!! All the best in the contest!! :D :D
Login to Reply
Date: 3/7/2016 6:21:00 PM
Connie, this is wonderful, so beautiful and visual, a winner for sure and I love it 7 ~
Login to Reply
Marcum Wong Avatar
Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 3/8/2016 12:39:00 AM
I appreciate your encouraging words Constance. Thank you very much. ; )
Date: 3/7/2016 3:47:00 PM
We picked the same pic. Love your weaving of black and white. GL SuZ
Login to Reply
Marcum Wong Avatar
Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 3/8/2016 12:38:00 AM
Thank you SuZ. I liked yours a lot. GL in the contest. ; )
Date: 3/7/2016 10:58:00 AM
connie, i like the sense of mystery within your work...beautifully handled as always!..huggs
Login to Reply
Date: 3/7/2016 10:10:00 AM
Very well written, Connie. I enjoyed this. I find this a very difficult form to write in, but you have done it effortlessly. :) Hugs
Login to Reply
Marcum Wong Avatar
Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 3/7/2016 9:56:00 PM
I agree, this took me a while, and I couldn't sleep until it was finished. Thank you Eileen. ; )
Date: 3/7/2016 9:23:00 AM
Loved this one, Connie! I think you are I are just a few that wrote on image 2. Good luck in the contest:)
Login to Reply
Marcum Wong Avatar
Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 3/7/2016 9:54:00 PM
Thank you Laura. This contest was a bit of a challenge for me. I appreciate your encouraging words. ; )
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Reflection on the Important Things

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter