Winter

His arrogance chills the room muffling conversation strutting as he looks to see who's looking. His whiny tone an endless wind as his white tux carpets the floor in soulless silence. His joy an endless howl of pressured wind escaping in a stinging sleet of painful barbs. His fear the gentle warmth of rising spirits. 12/13/2020 Winter Poetry Contest sponsor - Emile Pinet

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Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/9/2021 10:39:00 PM

Very impressive John! Congratulations on your outstanding podium win! Blessings xxoo

John Lawless
Date: 1/10/2021 5:34:00 AM

Well Connie the weather her in New England tends to shape the attitudes of many of the residents so it wasn't that long a reach to personify Winter. Hope all is well in Hawaii

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 1/3/2021 9:43:00 AM

Congrats on your top win with this brilliant poem. God Bless you

John Lawless
Date: 1/3/2021 11:28:00 AM

Thanks Regina, always good to hear from you

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 1/3/2021 9:09:00 AM

Wonderful personification and execution of your chosen form John. Congratulations on the win! Linda

John Lawless
Date: 1/3/2021 11:27:00 AM

Thank you Linda, just having some fun after a recent storm. After grunting and complaining it was easy to vent on winter

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 1/3/2021 8:39:00 AM

There truly are people who bring others down by their mere presence, John. great use of metaphor, comparing such people to winter's storms! Congratulations on your great win! Hugs, Carolyn

John Lawless
Date: 1/3/2021 11:26:00 AM

a little metaphor, a little personification, a shovel, some boots and viola.....Thanks for stopping by Carolyn

Emile Pinet

Date: 1/3/2021 8:07:00 AM

Congratulations John, Your poem came in "Third" in my contest, your personification of winter was unique and earned you a podium position. Due to the number of entries and the quality of the poems submitted, this was a very difficult contest to judge, but your poem caught my eye, well done my friend, Emile.

John Lawless
Date: 1/3/2021 11:23:00 AM

Always an honor to place in one of your contests Emile

Elaine George

Date: 1/3/2021 7:56:00 AM

Very creative Personification on Winter, John. Many congrats on your top-notch win. ~Elaine

John Lawless
Date: 1/3/2021 11:25:00 AM

we had just dug out from a foot and a half of snow when i wrote this so it seemed appropriate to expose winter for the bully he is.

Brenda Chiri

Date: 12/13/2020 3:37:00 PM

Very nice John! Love how you described it!;)

John Lawless
Date: 12/30/2020 11:54:00 AM

Hey Brenda..old man winter has always been a bully in my eyes. appreciate the visit, hope you are well.

Jenna Logan

Date: 12/13/2020 6:04:00 AM

If I didn't know you meant Mr. Frigid Winter, I could believe this to be about the unbeliever...the mean one...Mr. Grinch. Your descriptive lines adequately describe Winter's chilly attitude, John.

John Lawless
Date: 12/30/2020 11:53:00 AM

a Grinchly metaphoric malingering madness.....it touches us all. Thanks for stopping to read and shiver....