Ode to Shadow Winter

Ode to Shadow Winter

A Poem by dan
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a largely devoid of snow quasi-winter inspires this shadow write

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Odes have been dedicated to the change of seasons, but that angle has been played.

Sprayed with canned snow, our windows reflect the challenges now so clearly defined.

Rewind the time and set your clocks to coincide with the season now at hand,

Planned or not, sharp differences show up in abstract flights of fancy, often so obtuse.

Peruse the landscape, ignore the snow, and imagine fortresses carved from ice;

Suffice to say this sturdy structure clearly surpasses one built of twigs.

Swigs of brandy may fortify one’s journey through drifts of hard-packed snow,

Show the path into the bitter depths, and bring us back to our humble abodes.

 

dan © 2016

© 2016 dan


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Speaking of obtuse . . . I can't exactly follow this thread, but I still love the original & vivid writing it showcases. This is amazing: "Sprayed with canned snow, our windows reflect the challenges now so clearly defined." Good alliteration: "Suffice to say this sturdy structure clearly surpasses" . . . I can feel an analogy between winter sensations & feeling a lack of hopefulness.

Posted 8 Years Ago


dan

8 Years Ago

barleygirl, This is actually a simple piece bemoaning the lack of snow we've had this winter, expres.. read more
barleygirl

8 Years Ago

Thanks for the help . . . I reread & saw it slightly . . . a lifetime coastal girl, I'm not familiar.. read more
dan

8 Years Ago

I lived in Vallejo for 3 years and San Diego for a year...I really missed the snow, like this winter.. read more

I have always found your work to be wise
and artistic

something about snow
brings about this serene feeling
bringing one down to earth

remembering that all that had mattered at the end of the day
is the kindness of all seasons

Giving earth and never expecting much in return but mere recognition of beauty

this piece is unique
speaks so much


Posted 8 Years Ago


Nisreen

8 Years Ago

i guess it my first time to experience snow so what i saw truly filled my eyes and heart ...... i ha.. read more
dan

8 Years Ago

Oh, your first season of snow? Yes you are correct it is very peaceful and beautiful. Thanks again! .. read more
Nisreen

8 Years Ago

yeah
i am not from canada
it never snows in the middle east
have a great day :.. read more
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A very different piece of writing, Dan.

I spent the days of my school literature classes immersed in the odes of John Keats and I agree that many odes to the seasons have been written before.
I cannot speak for the weather you have been having, but it seems like winter went missing. We here in Australia are now in autumn, yet it is still very hot and humid. Global warming? Who knows....
An interesting write. Take care.

Posted 8 Years Ago


dan

8 Years Ago

Doodley, Yes this winter there has been a weather pattern called El Nino, causing massive floods and.. read more

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Added on March 11, 2016
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