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IN WINTER'S DEEP (Imagery Shop poem)
I inhale a deep and cold dry breath
then breathe out a cloud of fog
in a forest near as still as death
as I walk beside a frozen bog
where shadows stretch from slanting sun.
This first month of the new year
when heavy frosts greet every day
and antlers desert tired buck deer,
brings memories from far away
like painted leaves now all turned dun.
Tired legs lead me to a stump
where I sit to rest a while
and listen to my old heart thump
after hiking a mere quarter mile.
Far off I hear a lone hound run.
How many winters have I left
both behind and yet to come?
One day I'll leave these woods bereft.
I sigh, arise, my seat now numb
then head back to where I had begun.
Style / type:
Structured: Western
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Comments
Roscoe Lane
Tue, 2013-01-22 01:22
Stan,
Stan, i always feel as if i walk beside you when i read your poems, and no doubt this old heart would be thumping also. Nice poem again, Regards Roscoe...
Roscoe Llane,
Religion will rip your faith off, and return
for the mask of disbelief that's left.
scribbler
Tue, 2013-01-22 07:08
Roscoe
I am always glad to bring readers along with me.....................stan
author commentJenifer James
Tue, 2013-01-22 02:12
After talking to you in the
After talking to you in the workshop, I am observing thow you use your words, rhythms and rhymes more closely, as well as the beat of your poetry. I felt uncertain at ' as I tred beside a frozen bog' - I thought the rhythm faltered and stumbled a little. You conveyed the scene so beautifully. I love 'antlers desert tired buck deer'.
Jenifer Jaspa James
scribbler
Tue, 2013-01-22 07:11
Hi Jen
I hope I am getting better with practice. I'll keep an extra sharp eye on the bog line when I inevitably do an edit on this..................stan
author commentNordic cloud
Tue, 2013-01-22 02:35
I sit and feel the cold,
I sit and feel the cold,
see the breath unfold in rhythms across the wilds,
this one I love, I shall be back stan, Love Ann.
"The image of yourself which you see in a mirror Is dead,
but the reflection of the moon on water, lives." Kenzan.
scribbler
Tue, 2013-01-22 07:12
Hello
I will be pleased to have you sit beside me again on the old stump lol...............stan
author commentlovedly
Sun, 2019-09-22 23:13
2013
now 2019
are you still with neo ma'am
Seren
Tue, 2013-01-22 05:51
Dear Stan
I wish I could feel some cool right now its so hot here I have been having trouble with a rhyming poem and I think you may have given me an idea to finish it off thank you
I also had a problem with "as I tred beside a frozen bog"
as I walked beside a frozen bog
or
as I traveled beside a frozen bog
just some ideas I am throwing out there loved the rest of the poem :))
love Jayne-Chloe xxx
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats
scribbler
Tue, 2013-01-22 07:17
Hi Jayne
It was so cold out there that I looked forward to breaking wind to feel a bit of warm air lol. I have been watching the news about how hot it is down your way. I don't hardly see how ya'll can stand it. It would appear that I got bogged down with that one line so I'll scratch my head over it a bit........................stan
author commentscribbler
Tue, 2013-01-22 08:02
Let's
see if this tiny edit works
author commentSeren
Tue, 2013-01-22 08:15
It works for me well done
It works for me well done
Love Jc xxx
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats
scribbler
Tue, 2013-01-22 11:29
Hi J
Still playing with other alternatives lol. walk...shamble...trek...stumble...traipse (might imply too fast of a gait).......................stan
author commentSeren
Thu, 2013-01-24 01:53
hmmm its the sort of write it
hmmm its the sort of write it needs the right word, any or all of them would probably work but for me tred just hung up the rhythm ...
just had another read its a really lovely ramble
Jayne-Chloe xxx
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats
scribbler
Thu, 2013-01-24 09:30
Hi Jayne
Yes, sometimes changing a single word in a poem can really make a difference. That's why a lot of my older stuff pops up now and then. I'm always reviewing my old stuff and fresh eyes often see a better word or two to use. I appreciate your eagle eye and pointing out a word out of place...............stan
author commentlovedly
Sun, 2019-09-22 23:09
I always walk besides you--- love to be in your shadow-some will
follow and ask who is that silly fellow
i LOVE to laafff at myself
and
wish I could give importance bereft
trees are always silent
they love the breeze only
and who says they will miss each
you and or me
Nice stan
let's continue the walk
others may come and go
but none will me ever follow
''One day I'l l(they'll) leave (these woods)me/us bereft.
I sigh, arise, my seat now numb
mine also
This is the only walk
I have ever enjoyed
with a fellow poet lke Stan
our poetic man
scribbler
Mon, 2019-09-23 00:31
Hi loved
Thank you for walking with me on this stroll. Perhaps you can hint at what immersed you in this scribble?
author commentlovedly
Mon, 2019-09-23 18:53
every word you write reaches the depth of my lonely heart
all apart
Stan your scribbles have become a part
of my soulless inner heart
you can see it
if you want to
just tear it apart
you are smart
I have let to learn
the poetic art
Master Stan
ere from this earth
I depart