Snow Replay

Not Again! six inches on top of the snow we already had! This started out to be a blank verse sonnet, but it didn't turn out that way.


The snow has smothered life tonight
Our world now gleams in flawless white
Below the earth, the bulbs’ low whine
impatient with delay of time.

Their voice is faint and fainter still
the cry of birds in fluffed-up chill
so hunger thinned in winter snap
with hidden food beneath its wrap.

Yet seed thrown out on top of snow
and cooked with peanut butter, slow
then shaped in cakes with honey glue
has brought to us a checkered queue

As daylight hails, we watch to see
this comic scene of feathered spree.

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Carol Mays

Date: 8/29/2015 10:16:00 PM

Lovely images and written very skillfully. Thank you.

Cona Adams
Date: 9/2/2015 7:27:00 AM

Thank you, Carol. So great to connect with other poets. Your visit is much appreciated.

Elaine George

Date: 7/22/2015 10:19:00 AM

A masterful Sonnet in the truest sense of the word, Cona.

Cona Adams
Date: 7/23/2015 7:55:00 AM

Thank you, Elaine. Sometimes, what appears on the page is a surprise, even to the writer. Thanks for the visit, and the encouraging comment.

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 3/8/2015 10:42:00 AM

So nice to read your work this sunny New England morning.[the melt is on here!] Light & Love

Cona Adams
Date: 3/9/2015 5:09:00 AM

Thanks for stopping by, Debbie. This one didn't last long like they do in the dead of winter, but melted off in just three days! Spring is definitely on its way. It's so good to live in an area where we experience all four seasons. Thanks for reading.

Emile Pinet

Date: 3/7/2015 8:54:00 AM

Your sad words cover the page like a winter blizzard, and yet the sun peeks through and fills the eye, with beauty and grace. Emile. #7

Cona Adams
Date: 3/7/2015 10:21:00 AM

Thanks for the visit to read, Emile. And, your encouraging comment is very much appreciated. Have a great weekend!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 3/4/2015 9:49:00 PM

I absolutely love this wintry scene you have painted so beautifully for us Cona. Yours is the kind of poetry I never tire of reading. Do you have a book published? Blessings, Connie fav'ing this beauty! 7

Cona Adams
Date: 3/5/2015 7:28:00 AM

Thank you, Connie. Yes, I recently had local book signings (3) for my most recent book, "You Want Huspuppies With That?" which is a widely interpreted themed book about food and/or drink. I have five previous books, all published and bound locally. You can view all but the last one on my website: www.fayeadams.com - Faye is my middle name. Thanks for asking, Connie.

Honestly J.T.

Date: 3/1/2015 9:38:00 PM

good job. You paint the picture well - JT

Cona Adams
Date: 3/2/2015 7:17:00 AM

Thank you, JT, for the visit and for reading. The snow yesterday was beautiful, but now we have snow on snow, and it's March already. Come on, Spring! Have a great week.

Kp Nunez

Date: 3/1/2015 10:30:00 AM

Beautiful sonnet, Cona. You write with ease and easy familiarity with the form. Haven't tried this form , as this has strict adherence to meter and rhyme. You inspired me though. Smiles; D Kim

Cona Adams
Date: 3/1/2015 11:10:00 AM

Thank you, Kim. Believe me, when I first tried writing sonnets, I was tearing my hair out in frustration, but I had an exacting instructor (online) who insisted that I get it right before it gained her approval. It was good for me, however, and taught me discipline. Have a beautiful day!