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poem written in response to above image by Cendrine Marrouat at Haiku Shack

creativeramblings.com/poetry/winter-sky-central-park-alfred-stieglitz/#comment-8389es the silence

SNOWDRIFTS

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ snowdrifts swallow fences a single man’s shadow stitches the silence
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Rodgers Avatar
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Dear Sara, three lines that feel like a whole winter landscape breathing. A beautifully distilled moment. AmenQ Winter Blessings, Sara, Dan
Etgen-Baker Avatar
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
thank you for your insightful and kind comments hope you're having a wonderful winter.
Hind Avatar
February 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Very lovely imagery
Etgen-Baker Avatar
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
many thanks, dear Paige.
Rodrigues Avatar
February 10, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I thought I commented on this one! Love the snowdrifts swallowing the fences!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM
thanks for your visit....words are kind of like one I wrote about a bicycle.
Maverick Avatar
February 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
There is no glitch, in this It seems ' We might read.? You keep the scenes well together, despite such hard weather.'
Etgen-Baker Avatar
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM
thank you, Joe, for your kind and encouraging words.
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