Venture

A hill is frosted in ivory
Almost cupcake like-
I venture towards this delicacy
The crunch under my worn boots resonates
I see no one,
Only footprints in the distance
The hill grows closer
A numbing chill
My cheeks feel the icy air, fighting tirelessly to keep warmth
I reach a hunched man
Beard wispy and white
“Old Man Winter,” I presume
Ah yes, he has finally arrived.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Quigley Avatar
December 9, 2011 at 2:11 PM
This is great. Really Enjoyed Dale. Congratulations
Brown Avatar
December 9, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Congrats on your win Dale. Love, Carol
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December 7, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Enjoyed reading your excellent poetry today and hope to be back soon to read more Dale. This time of year we all are so busy and I for one don't have a lot of time right now but I will try. I love reading the poetry of the many talented poets here at the Soup. Hope to be reading your poetry for many more years to come. Thank you for sharing your poetry with us and may you always find the inspiration to continue with your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Love, Carol
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