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Winter Itch

a winter sun plays hide and seek
odd shadows chill my bones
reminding me of annual constraints
i crave to escape instinctively

a caged animal an inmate
itching for the taste of freedom
i feel a desperate panic
seeking latitude by longitude

An urge for trekking cruising
globetrotting and jetsetting
a deeper innate hankering
to recharge spent batteries



AP: 2nd place 2020

Submitted on May 21, 2020 for contest BRIAN'S CHOICE O sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 3RD

Originally posted on December 26, 2018

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Timothy Mcguire

Date: 12/28/2018 1:01:00 AM

Miss Line. Your poems are so well written that often I am speechless on comments. Many times I enjoy them is silence because I don't want my words to spoil them.

Line Gauthier
Date: 12/28/2018 6:28:00 AM

Thanks for your lovely compliment, Timothy.

Heidi Sands

Date: 12/27/2018 5:04:00 AM

Great one Line! :)

Line Gauthier
Date: 12/27/2018 8:38:00 AM

Thanks, Heidi. Much appreciated.

Rhona Mcferran

Date: 12/27/2018 4:34:00 AM

Beautifully penned, I can sympathize!! ;)

Line Gauthier
Date: 12/27/2018 8:38:00 AM

Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Rhona.

Carole Duet

Date: 12/26/2018 9:34:00 PM

Wow, Line! This is such a wonderfully "chilling" poem...and yet warm at the same time. I can see you pacing a cold floor waiting for the sunshine to reappear and recharge your "batteries". lol Chill out, Line! lol Have a nice glass of wine. :D

Line Gauthier
Date: 12/26/2018 10:04:00 PM

LOL maybe hot mulled wine! Thanks for your lovely visit and comment, Carole.

Kaveesha Ruwindi

Date: 12/26/2018 9:13:00 PM

Lovely poem, Line :)

Line Gauthier
Date: 12/26/2018 10:05:00 PM

Thanks, Kaveesha, for your much appreciated visit and comment.