| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 02/13/07 at 03:42 PM Beautiful, quiet, and a wonderful image. I really like it, man. |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 02/13/07 at 04:28 PM Short, but very vivid and beautiful. Excellent write. |
| Posted by Kyle Anne Kish on 02/13/07 at 05:45 PM Chris, this is a beautiful poem with a touch of sentimentality and a touch of sadness. I feel it right down in my bones. |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 02/13/07 at 06:48 PM Hi Chris. Vivid images! The whiteness is chilling, and clear. Excellent. Thanks. |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 02/14/07 at 03:03 AM I love the "timeless" paired with the seasonal descriptions. August snow of innocence... beautiful. |
| Posted by Christel Crews on 02/14/07 at 03:17 AM such a beautiful scene you've painted here... "lost in the rush to mature" ... wow, such a powerful line!!! |
| Posted by Alisa Js on 02/14/07 at 09:09 AM thank you for giving us that vision of loveliness... aloha..;-) |
| Posted by Sandy M. Humphrey on 02/14/07 at 03:52 PM memories captured in time will bring us back, vivid imagery and excellent write. smh |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 02/14/07 at 04:23 PM I love all of this, but especially "dressed in matrimonial snow"!!! Thank you for this gem that marries the past with the present. |
| Posted by Maureen Glaude on 02/15/07 at 12:55 AM a very memorable poem, and a very special tribute to that moment of the past. Lovely. |
| Posted by Katerina T Nix on 02/15/07 at 09:39 PM You've always seemed pretty innocent to me, buddy! ;) Seriously though, great read, Chris. I really enjoyed this piece. You come up with the most beautiful combinations of words. Well done -Kat :) |
| Posted by Rachelle Howe on 02/16/07 at 07:22 PM serene. very fluid. :) |
| Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 02/18/07 at 05:34 AM The power of return to that innocence is what makes the poem extremely moving. Not a memory but a revival. This is powerful communicated in few words. "Matrimonial snow" is perfect. |
| Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 02/18/07 at 05:36 AM The season aspects of this are stunning, especially the unlikelihood, the incongruence of snow/heat of August |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 02/18/07 at 01:09 PM Good, 'clean' stuff Chris - I like the idea of splitting 'forgotton/mislaid' and 'live' memories with the delayed introduction of the personal prounoun, and this...
"timeless memories
of innocence
lost..."
which, though contradictory by inference, is a plausible representation of our social/emotional evolution.
I guess I'm trying to say I enjoyed :> |
| Posted by Michelle Angelini on 04/03/07 at 03:35 AM So beautiful! The paradox of heat and snow together is just incredible. Here where there's no snow, the imagery of this is romantic and brings back memories of those days when I knew so little and wanted to know so much. Didn't we all?
~Chelle~ |
