Jacks cold nose(winter)

A winter morning

Now all is touched by Jacks cold nose,
dusted white the neat hedgerows,
where spiders webs, hang, iced in place,
like doilies spun from finest lace.

Whilst trees arthritic, stark and bare,
reach for a warmth no longer there,
from a diluted sun, in wintery skies,
as the last of Autumn, fades and dies.

Author's Note

Stating the obvious but Jack is Jack Frost

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is a beautiful winter scene drawn in well-chosen words. Love the way winter is personified & love the rhyming. There's a melancholy tone that comes across & reminds me of the blue mood of deep winter. Glad our winters are brief & mild here in California! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Gee]

Thank you Margie, hope you are well. Will visit on the morrow to have a read. Take care

[barleygirl]

I'm too forgetful to keep score. Just drop on by any time it's convenient *smile*

[Gee]

I too suffer from amnesia so much so I can't find my iron pills........bollox

[Tomás Ó C..]

My very first proper poem was called "Jack Frost!"... that was a LONG TIME ago!!!

[Gee]

It seems so much falls into the long time ago category.
Thanks

[Joshua Carl Cruz]

I liked it, and have to wonder why did you stop?

[Gee]

Just lazy I guess. Cheers

[Norman 223]

Lovely simple descriptions,Gee, that convey the scene perfectly, but my favourite is your original concept of frosted spiders' webs resembling doilies.

[Gee]

Cheers Norman

[Ted Kniffen]

Two verses and I shivered throughout. Good write, Gee

[Gee]

Thank you Ted

[Samuel Dickens]

This conjures images from years long past when the very young me first marveled at nature's intricate crystalline handiwork. "This Jack Frost, how does he do it?
Very good writing, Gee.

[Gee]

Thanks Samuel

[aLittlePain]

Lovely imagery, delightful read. R xo

[Gee]

Cheers Rach

[Ana Papaya]

Super fun poem
We're starting the feel the chill here.

[Ana Papaya]

That should say 'to feel', duh...

[Gee]

Thank you Papaya

[Robert Haigh]

The imagery is apt and quite strong here. I enjoyed the read.

[Gee]

Thanks Robert, appreciate your review

[Lorry]

Love the images you painted here with your words Gee. Arthritic trees, what a wonderful description that is, superb.

[Gee]

Cheers Nemo, won't be long now before they strip for winter, brrrrrr, hate the cold.......