When First Snow

Cherry

By Richard L. Provencher

Sun, 05 May 2019
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falls--

the forest-world pauses

balanced between

Autumn and Winter

as flurries appear

in waves of filtered white

their chilly facade

teasing the landscape

seeking shelter in every crevice--

 

coming on and on

pursuing space upon the land

a reminder of turbulence

and onslaught from future

winter storms--

 

but right now

there is only peace

settled in pride

a blanket of serenity

in a valley of purity.

 

 

 

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Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on

 

Richard L. Provencher

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on

Thank you hard-working editors for the cherries -- nice and sweet.

Richard L. Provencher

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I really enjoyed this poem Richard, it gave memory to my favourite time of year, that time when the earth is preparing to rest. You really bought the landscape to life. Thank you for sharing.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on

Thank you so much, Jenny. In my older days my focus is razor sharp on issues. And I can see the seams between subjects of controversy or shades of love. Allare mportant in these day of life. And I thoroughly enjoy writing about them all; with the greatest satisfaction in the sharing.

Richard L. Provencher

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Submitted by Di_Hard on

"coming on and on

pursuing space upon the land"

we don't get the kind of snow you have in Canada, but last year was bad by our standards, and these lines reminded me of how it felt, expressed perfectly when the snow wouldn't stop and became scary