Winter Evening
By Delicia Powers, 5th Dec 2011 | Follow this author
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The long cold New England winter nights can bring a feeling of isolation but also one of pride and contentment.
Home from School
Nowhere is the end of a forgotten hill...
The last scool bus-stop
After the long cold ride home.
An old weathered beaten home
Overlooking the winter's ocean.
A place where memories are icy shadows
On a whitewashed sky--
Unyielding,
Alone on frozen shores of New England.
Beyond the Pier
Kissed tenderly by the white snow,
Chilled by the wind that blows...
Soft and cold
The winter night.
At dusk, the icy pink ocean-
Off-shore a gentle frosted light
In silent wonder glows.
The Winter Path
At the the end of winters day,
When the soft light of night comes
To lay gently on the forest...
There among the pine trees,
Beneath the growing shadows,
My boot-prints in the fresh snow
Mark the path that
Leads me back home.
Photo Credits: Copyright (c) 2011, Mike Powers.
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6th Dec 2011 (#)
Exquisite, as always, Delicia. Is that you house, may I ask? Beautiful.
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6th Dec 2011 (#)
Steve good morning thank you for your kind words... but I just put this page up to edit, it felt like rough copy to me this morning, :0) I have a new rule I must never write when I am grumpy or have a head cold...LOL...oh and yes that is our dream home in the woods,...this will be our 4th Christmas here...a lifetime and dream come true for us.
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6th Dec 2011 (#)
Oh please come back when I get the edit poems published they will be better polished I do think, thanks Steve:0)
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6th Dec 2011 (#)
Very nice, also good to see somebody has more snow than me!
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6th Dec 2011 (#)
Mark, I would like to see pictures of your snow ...I love the winter, but must admit it is not as much fun to deal with as I get older...but I still feel that excitement when it snows and that amazing wonder at the beauty..I
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6th Dec 2011 (#)
I am still waiting to snow in Romania, yesterday it just rained.
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6th Dec 2011 (#)
We too have had unusual weather, early snow, then back to warm spring like weather, but the cold will always prevail hear in Maine and no doubt Romania also...thanks savaswriter
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6th Dec 2011 (#)
Always so tender and lovely seasonal poem, Delicia. Thank you my friend for sharing.
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6th Dec 2011 (#)
Hi friend Buzz, I was just commenting on my comments when I saw you drop by ... always wonderful to see you, thanks Buzz:0)
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6th Dec 2011 (#)
Oh, wow! Yet again, you deliver snow scenes of superb beauty right to my eyes. Is that your house in the bottom pic? If it is - ooh, you have a lovely home.
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6th Dec 2011 (#)
Shelia, so good of you to stop by, it is but 4:30 and already the dark of night...winter in Maine brings long evenings...I enjoy the quiet...but love when I see a friend drop in...:0)
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7th Dec 2011 (#)
when will i see real snow...this poem made me envy those who see it....i wonder what it feels like being with someone you love in a house like the one in the picture.....great work!
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7th Dec 2011 (#)
Nice to meet you cowboynextdoor...when it snows there is a hush that falls on the earth as if it holds its breath while the world is magically transformed into a winter wonderland...the light takes a soft golden glow, a warm-cold that seems to surround and close the sky tightly around you as if your house is alone in the world of white and sparkle...:0)I hope you get to see the snow and know this special feeling cowboy...:0)
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7th Dec 2011 (#)
the pictures alone make a masterpiece.....
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7th Dec 2011 (#)
So true...:0) my husbands pictures are poems in themselves and need no words...
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7th Dec 2011 (#)
Stunning images and beautiful cool poems!
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7th Dec 2011 (#)
Thank you my friend...and thank you for all the wonderful things you do for all us...(Wikinut Poets)
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7th Dec 2011 (#)
I felt like you had invited me into your home Delicia, such a descriptive poem.
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7th Dec 2011 (#)
Evening johnnydod, I have been about 45 minutes away visiting my youngest daughter and my baby granddaughter, we had a lovely day... the first thing home I always check my e-mails and I feel as if each of you are friends that welcome me home:0)...thank you:0)
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13th Dec 2011 (#)
same here Johnnydod, the picture of the house transmits a warm feel through the computer screen even. touch wood dear.
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7th Dec 2011 (#)
Dear Delicia:
Such beautiful poetry and pictures. We will get a group of Wikinutters together and come to visit you. Do you have a sleigh?
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7th Dec 2011 (#)
Ivy, I wish I had a sleigh:0) there is a snowmobile path in the woods behind me, as ever-once in a while one appears racing down the old dirt (now snow) road that leads to our house and then disappears into the woods...What magic it would be to see you all come wrapped in a plaid wool blanket...an a horse driven sleigh with bells jingling...like a Dickens story stepping out of its pages:0)...LOL
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9th Dec 2011 (#)
Beautiful star page--wistful and lovely. Such a sweet closing...
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9th Dec 2011 (#)
Loved these! :-) Happy holidays!!
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10th Dec 2011 (#)
Hello Delicia, beautiful poem and pics. I'm missing the decoration on your front door, is it a recent photo of the house? Thanks for sharing
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13th Dec 2011 (#)
Deliciia, You love writing like I do. We could be a team of writers, lol. Well, this is lovely, I like the pics, and I just about fell in love with this line, "At dusk, the icy pink ocean-Off-shore a gentle
frosted light." You are awsome! Keep writing! Smiles, Bets
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13th Dec 2011 (#)
Just a work of art my friend. What a lovely home y'all have. It fits so well in those woods. Congrats on the star page, it is well deserved. As always dear, thank you for sharing.:)
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17th Dec 2011 (#)
Again, just lovely. :-) MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and Mike. HUGS!
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23rd Dec 2011 (#)
This is a beautiful poem with beautiful images and after reading your reply to Steve, I hear it's your home that features! it is as stunning as the poem. I hope winter is not too long this year, as it seemed to go on forever last year! Have a wonderful christmas, Delicia :D
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26th Dec 2011 (#)
The wonders of nature from time immemorial never ceases to amaze anyone. We should live attuned to nature more, not less as modern lives take many away from it. We are, after all, part of nature, come from it and also soon become part of it, eternally! Straight from an inspiring heart, Delicia - siva
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30th Dec 2011 (#)
Stunning Winter poetry and images Delicia..How beautiful this is, and what a lovely Star page as well..
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6th Jan 2012 (#)
Wonderful as always, Delicia! Much loved!
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9th Jan 2012 (#)
I love these poems - is that really your house? I love it. So beautiful. Happy New Year.
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