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Winter's Web

ice crystals rest on my window
like a second skin
a season's restless spirit
in water vapour
condensing 
a winter picture frame
spheres of spikey stains
in a silent closing
patterns complete
symmetry looping
luring
ice flowers tangible
that carve their way
down my window
till a warming sun
swallows them whole




Poem composed January 29, 2023

Copyright © Brian Sambourne | Year Posted 2023

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Paula Goldsmith Date: 4/6/2023 10:29:00 AM A wonderful write/story. Have a great/blessed day............ Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 4/6/2023 12:36:00 PM Greetings Paula Very thoughtful of you to drop by + post an affirming comment. I hope that you are well. Cheers Brian

Thomas Wells Date: 2/8/2023 8:58:00 AM I love the way this poem flows unobstructed from one image to the next. The senses of the reader are awakened to changing forms of winter ice. Nice work! Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 2/8/2023 12:30:00 PM Thanks very much, Thomas. Image flow is certainly something to aspire to - though success isn't always assured. Be well. I hope your muse thrives. Sincerely, Brian

Gary Radice Date: 2/3/2023 8:00:00 AM Wonderful. Brian the artist, the thinker, the cameraman, the director and the true poet. :) Cheers - Gary Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 2/3/2023 11:41:00 AM Many thanks, Gary. We're in the midst of a polar vortex - truly frigid winter. Windows are frost sketched. My appreciation for your affirmative voice. Be well. Brian

Juliet Ligon Date: 2/1/2023 9:00:00 PM I love your idea of the winter windows being like a framed picture. Beautiful descriptions of that icy artwork. Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 2/1/2023 9:10:00 PM Thank you, Juliet, for your insightful, supportive comments. Our polar vortex provided the icy lace on windows. I took it from there. Be well. Cheers Brian

Sotto Poet Date: 1/30/2023 11:32:00 AM A poem with exquisite craftsmanship. A lasting vitality. A huge round of applause for your fantastic win, Brian. Sincere best wishes Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 1/30/2023 2:16:00 PM You are most kind in supporting my small posting on winter's lace driven frost on windows. Thank you for the applause. Best wishes, Brian

Sara Kendrick Date: 1/30/2023 3:31:00 AM I am glad for you that the sun swallowed the wintery ice whole. I wonder if the sun got brain freeze. Thanks for sharing and for stopping by my page. Your visits add so much to my page. This work reads like a good contender for Brian's contest to me. Way to go. Sara Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 1/30/2023 2:14:00 PM Thank you, Sara, for your stop by + comment. You brought me good luck in that my contest poem received a 3rd place. Hope that you are well + thriving. Sincerely. Brian