Winter Twitter

A frosty whitewash, whirling winter snow smoothly shrouds a secret silent slumber. Skies all awake, flying mosaics of row music chirps cavort the sunset amber. Gelid air turfs, chilled in birds of wonder gliding through miles, unknown lands asunder. Crackling wings flutter, snuggling in romance. Distant forage calls, "Move till Sun is back". Searching lakes and meadows, looks not askance. Soaring high they perch, steer and gear in stack. Feet tucked in wings, they roost in adhoc shack. Coats, scarves, gloves, plummets an echelon track. Cardinals and Bluejays, plump with fork tails. Martins, Owls, Robins, in chorus engage. Lens of cameras spy, beaks, wings and scales. Moulting leafless trees, flamboys in plumage. Willow, alder, birch, dark eyed Juncos stage. Seeds and nuts in tree crevices, cold assuage. Hope surviving Life....as Twitter migrates Mystical Winter........ Marathon Flyways. Dated 17th December 2018 submitted to Gregory R Barden's Strength thru Adversity contest. HOW THE POEM HELPED ME GROW As a beginner to the world of poetry, I always thought that sonnets were something very very difficult only to written by people as talented as Shakespeare. This was my first attempt to write a sonnet. For one whole week, I read all details about migratory birds, and almost gained an encyclopedia of knowledge. First time i realized how difficult it was to limit your thoughts to syllables and lines, and I struggled for another week to find and use correct words, counting syllables. The poem didn't get placed, but it gave me lot of confidence to attempt writing other forms of poems. This poem was originally submitted to Winter Wonderland Poetry Contest Urban Sonnet form ABABBB, CDCDDD, EFEFFF, GG Poetrysoup Syllable counter- 10 syllable each line. Sponsor Emile Pinet