Monday, February 1, 2010

For Poetrrrry Frrrriday...Brrrr....What Snow Knows

 Watercolor by David Heyward
Tricia over at The Miss Rumphius Effect asked for snow poems for the Monday's Poetry Stretch. Here's my contribution: 

What Snow Knows 


Snow knows
the junco -
she's white-bellied and feather-light.

Snow knows
the black crow -
she's cold and unruffled in flight.

Snow knows
moonglow - 
 lips sealed, she ignores the night.

 
Poetry Friday this week is being hosted by Mary Ann over at Great Kids Books.  Head over there to see what other people have posted!

8 comments:

  1. Visiting you back, Julie. Lovely! I'm into birds this month, especially winter birds. (Cue soundtrack: Winter's Come and Gone by Gillian Welch.)

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  2. Ah, the crow. I love crows and think they are much maligned. I however think they are majestic and you've celebrated that in your poem. Very nice.

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  3. I love the crow and the junco and the poem between them!

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  4. Thanks all for the nice comments - January gets busy for me with my teaching, so I've been on hold in terms of poetry, but it's February now and the primroses are on sale and showing up in Seattle gardens - time for poetry again!

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  5. Julie,

    Love your snow poem. I hope you had a good stay in Vermont.

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  6. Thanks, Elaine. And yes, I had wonderful time in Montpelier. Vermont College of Fine Arts is a special place, filled with such enthusisam and mutual support and creative energy. I always come home from my teaching there exhausted but grateful for the friendship of fellow faculty members and amazed by the energy and goodwill of our Writing for Children MFA students. And besides, there's nothing like blue skies above and snow on the ground to get me feeling invigorated!

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