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Winter settles into my flesh
by Julie Adams
the air is electric now
gliding on its own current
like lightning
or the train tracks before me,
waltzing between my loose locks
as if for the snowflakesÂ’ delight
winter settles into my flesh
and upon the glistening street
the puffy clouds cast a spell
in a sneeze of flurries, sprinkling
their frosted fairy dust
as I peer through winterÂ’s cold indifference
the wind and snow compete
for my attention, squinting
but train headlights hide
behind the white drift
silently gliding like a Japanese screen,
just beyond the station awning
where long icicles grow towards the ground,
like cave caverns
I long to wander through
03/13/2006 Author's Note: A winter piece I overlooked in my journal. Enjoy!
Posted on 03/13/2006
Copyright © 2024 Julie Adams
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 03/13/06 at 09:52 PM Quite the visual piece, capturing all the seasonal elements. Touché. |
| Posted by Michelle Angelini on 03/14/06 at 09:06 PM Brrrr...such a chilly scene, yet alive with imagery, metaphors, and similes. Even though I'm a warm weather person, the beauty you present here, almost makes me long for an unheard of snow day in Los Angeles.
~Chelle~ |
| Posted by Lacy D Phillips on 03/15/06 at 03:05 PM How could you possibly overlook this?! It's stunning. |
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