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Wintering
Now winter winds
Send me back inside
Restful reflection begins
Though the house
May keep me warm
A blizzard stirs within
Blinding whiteout
Buried in drifts
Bereft of proper gear
I trudge along
My psyche strong
At least another year
Snows will melt
But I remain
Encased in icy shell
Until the spring rains
Of my soul
Arrive to fill the well
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Structured: Western
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I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
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U.S.A.
Favorite Poets
Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman. I’m enamored by the work of lyricists such as Robert Hunter, John Barlow, John Dyer Baizley, and Tom Marshall just to name a handful.
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Comments
RoseBlack
Sun, 2023-01-22 12:22
All the feels
Self-reflection, meditation, waiting for the rain to come and melt away the ice! Vivid and emotive imagery! Well done!
~RoseBlack~
Lavender
Sun, 2023-01-22 14:00
Wintering
Hello, Tim,
Breathtaking language, tight rhyme and rhythm, and a beautiful metaphor. Poetry, poetry!
L
Candlewitch
Sun, 2023-01-22 15:21
dear Tim,
I agree with all of the above comments!!! my favorite lines are these:
Snows will melt
But I remain
Encased in icy shell
Until the spring rains
Of my soul
Arrive to fill the well
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you and your poetry! I do not have the words.
*ever, eddy styx
*hugs, Cat
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Rosewood Apothecary
Sun, 2023-01-22 16:32
Thank you all
I am flattered as always. I wasn’t sure about this one. It’s a different pattern. As a rock musician of almost 30 years I really get locked into the pattern of 4 or 8. Patterns with 3 or 6 are really common too and that would be like a waltz…1-2-3, 1-2-3.
I’m really glad to have found my way here and it’s worth noting the improvement in my mental health and stability I’ve achieved with not just the writing but the validation and criticism. What a precious gift you all are. I learn something here everyday. Every. Single. Day. I’ve collaborated on epic poems in workshops. I’ve collaborated on 5 songs now and I plan to release all of them. I’m gonna get to that artwork Cat, I promise. Lol. I treasure my interactions here and the connections I’ve made and the compositional inspiration both poetic and musical. Like half an album. Pretty good. You should all be extremely proud of your skills and humanity. I’m proud of you.
Tim
You’re going to make me cry.
author commentRoseBlack
Sun, 2023-01-22 18:10
We are so glad
To have you here. You have been an amazing addition to Neo. I can't wait to hear all the songs you have put together!
~RoseBlack~
lovedly
Tue, 2023-01-24 05:31
very good song I can hear though deaf
your vibrations amuse me AS I myself sing I have composed on a muse neo says wait till its time I'm waiting.... tim i'm so dim