Formidable foes
Icy biting winds
Winter has comeNakedness of death
Sheer trees and trodden leaves
Winter on the moveDefeated fields
Humanity cowers
Winter has won
©Vivian Zems
Formidable foes
Icy biting winds
Winter has comeNakedness of death
Sheer trees and trodden leaves
Winter on the moveDefeated fields
Humanity cowers
Winter has won
©Vivian Zems
December 12, 2017 at 8:39 pm
Yep winter’s here with a vengeance.
I particularly like your 2nd stanza
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December 14, 2017 at 7:52 am
Thanks, Julian 😊
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December 12, 2017 at 9:09 pm
Winter tends to come on strong.. but gosh I hope victory in the end is ours! 🙂
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December 14, 2017 at 7:43 am
We live in hope. But we have spring to help us💪👀
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December 12, 2017 at 9:13 pm
Winter is here … yes… hard to bicycle
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December 14, 2017 at 7:41 am
Yes, be careful!
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December 12, 2017 at 9:59 pm
We can’t stop winter, just have to deal with it.
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December 14, 2017 at 7:39 am
Absolutely 😯
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December 12, 2017 at 11:38 pm
Winter always wins, but I remain happily defeated, cuddled into blankets – at home!
Anna :o]
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December 14, 2017 at 7:37 am
A good place to be 😊
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December 13, 2017 at 2:23 am
Veni Vidi Vici – from winter’s perspective.
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December 14, 2017 at 7:35 am
Good one!👍
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December 13, 2017 at 2:32 am
Love the three poems together! It is winter here as well. Why am I singing Slave to Love in my mind as I read these?
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December 14, 2017 at 7:34 am
Thanks 😂😂
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December 13, 2017 at 4:54 pm
Winter wins the battle, but spring wins the war 💛
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December 14, 2017 at 7:32 am
Absolutely!
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December 14, 2017 at 1:44 am
nakedness of death… great image of the starkness of a harsh winter!
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December 14, 2017 at 7:29 am
Thank you!
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December 14, 2017 at 3:01 am
I’m definitely in the cowardly crowd… I’m the one sipping tea for dear life.
Love the progression.
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December 14, 2017 at 7:28 am
😂😂- me too! Thanks😊
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December 14, 2017 at 10:38 pm
Winter has won indeed. These lines each one…are beautiful!
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December 14, 2017 at 11:59 pm
Thanks, Carrie😊
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