Acrostic Winter Poems

Winter has a captivating beauty for me
In my snowy world all is still and surreal
Nothing is as restful as exquisite pristine snow 
Today graceful, fragile,...

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(A raven’s shadow falls across the page. A quill scratches furiously, punctuated by heavy sighs.)

December… a month draped in the funereal crepe of the dying...

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Rather should the winter never end,
If I should meet the spring without thy hand.
The seasons our souls do summers send,
And all do fall upon our...

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W-atch the birds of winter
I-n their wild freedom joy
N-estled in night's frigid presence
T-hen gathering sustenance at dawn
E-ndearing at the bird feeders
R-oyal cardinal and his wife...

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(a quick, staccato tapping of imaginary typewriter keys)

december!

(d(arkness)).
(e(nding)).
(c(old)).
(e(ven so)).
(m(emory(christmas hanukkah kwanza))).
(b(efore(ten))).
(e(ach(a flicker))).
(r(estless(me))).

(a pause; a cigarette flicked into an unseen ashtray).

(born)this(month)me,
(a small(fear))a big(joy)a whispered(prayer),
(this)light(a(breath))).

(a final, almost...

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Daylight fades away early
Even though our day is not done.
Clumps of snow shimmer in pearly,
Enchanting drifts, reflecting the disappearing sun.
My love stokes ardent embers to...

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HARMONY

HARMONY IS THE BASE FOR LOVE AND CARE
ACCCEPTING ONE WEAKNESS FOR OTHERS IS LOVE
RESTING ON THE FEARS OF OTHERS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
MOUNTING LIES , WITH...

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The darkness of All Hallow's Eve
Ring out this night of soulful bells
In-between worlds of dark and light
Celtic, priestly, celebrations
Kindred spirits fear mournful ghosts

Old church cemetery,...

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Lasting in summer's gleam, my childhood's delight.
In autumn's hug, I seek insight.
Fulfilling longing dreams, spring blooms lively.
Entering into winter, life bids me goodnight.
...

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Frozen drifts of snow will soon melt upon the high bluff
Ending Winter's hold, in time for warmer days of reprieve
Blooming will be a tulip, sprouted...

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J is for joy, the feeling of a new year
A is for adventure, the promise of the unknown
N is for nature, the beauty of winter
U...

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fearless
rather brazen
occassionally broken
zealous
empath vibes…
nostalgic at night

imaginative, isolative, unpredictable
neglected in the cold for life

peace, come…come shine…
laced in loneliness, left behind
acknowledging the feeling of all alone
crimson remorse...

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When all begin their meditation
In the cold and chill of night
No one knows better than Nature
The regrowth of strength and might
Even the frigid Fall winds
Render...

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Freezing conditions, the ground’s now icy white,
Roads may be slippery, so take care on that hill.
Oh look, Jack Frost came to visit us last night,
Seeing...

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All blazing hues throwing ochery golden gowns
Under azure blues with fluffy cotton wool clouds
Temperatures in dip feeling two seasons in meld
Undulations shape shift teasing ones...

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