Tiny snowflakes fall like stars.
Crystals twinkle on my boots,
Glowing with spun-sugar magic.
Jack Frost dances just out of sight,
Sending temperatures plummeting.
Infant-flakes lay cradled in russet leaves.
Snow flurries billow like the
Translucent skirts of a Winter Goddess.
Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
45 thoughts on “Winter Goddess”
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Living here on the coast, your poems are the best taste of winter I get, and it’s always moderated so beautifully, not like that stuff New York and Buffalo got hit with. So thanks for being my friendly weather-person. Read you later.
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I like that, a friendly-weather person. We are lucky here right now that the Nor’easter than passed through dumped rain rather than snow. We would have been buried! Take care, Brenda
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Oh, I am sorry about those weird signs, they were supposed to be smiles, but my keyboard is all mixed up.
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No worries!
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Oh, yaaay!!! Waaalking in a Wiiinter Woooonderland!! I miss snow so so much!!! ❤ ❤ /( >/( I love love love this post Fairy Brenda! ❤
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Thanks, Angel Line! Today we are having driving rain and gale-force winds. I prefer snow.
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Lovely imagery!
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Thanks!
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I love the title. 🙂
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Thanks!
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So lovely:)
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Thanks!!
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I miss winter. Lovely images, Brenda. I adore Jack Frost, too.
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I miss the sun at the moment. 🙂
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Sounds like we need a house swap. 🙂
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LOL Where are you?
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Houston, TX
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Oh, much warmer there. This time of year, mid Nor’easter, I am jealous. 🙂
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Warmer and still humid some days. Yuck. Don’t be jealous. I’m envious of your weather. 🙂
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We had torrential rain all day, gale force winds and temps in the 40s. Are you sure you envy us? LOL
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Umm, well, I envy you the snow, when it arrives… LOL
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I look forward to that day, too. 🙂
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That’s lovely, Brenda. I think it can be difficult to write a beautiful winter poem. You made it look easy 🙂
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Thanks! I thought it would be impossible when I sat down, but I found the words were there, somewhere. I just needed to let them come. I imagine it’s the same with you, sometimes, right?
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Yes, but when the result looks so effortless, I think it is the sign of a great poem. I like winter because it’s a wonderful time for me to reflect on life. My poetry always evolves then too. I found not everyone shares my intimate pleasure with winter however lol!
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I have a warm down coat that makes walking in freezing temps a joy. 🙂 I like to walk in any weather, really. I’m lucky that way. No expenses for a gym membership or fancy equipment.
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I love to walk too. When the snow falls again, I’m going to try to get some interesting photos for poetry prompts.
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Me, too. 🙂 So far, the snow has just teased.
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I’m in the Chicago area. I know it’s coming 🙂 We will have to check in with each other then.
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I hear a Nor’easter is due. We’ll see… Sooner or later, the snow will come. Chicago is beautiful. Do you know Gigi? She’s in Chicago, too.
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No – what is the name of her blog?
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Gigi’s rants and raves. https://gigisrantsandraves.wordpress.com
She also goes by Rethinking Life. She’s wonderful.
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Thank you. I will check it out 🙂
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She is prolific. I like her chicks the best. 🙂
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I’m reading right now. I’ll be following in a minute 🙂
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So pretty – your words are the icing on the cake:) so lovely.
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Thanks!! 🙂
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I love the cradled infants imagery )
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Oh, good, thanks! The leaves were much more curved than they looked in the pictures. 🙂
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I love the Winter Goddess’s gown and the lovely infant snowflakes cradled in russet leaves, Brenda. I like when I think how you inspired and encouraged me to write a story about Jack Frost. I should re-blog it someday in the Winter! smiles!
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I don’t know how I missed this. I was going through my blog, post by post, and I found this unanswered! Thanks for your lovely compliment, and you should reblog your Jack Frost story. I remember liking it very much! Hugs, Brenda
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OH this is Beautiful, visually, lyrically, Beautiful 🙂 I think the goddess is you 🙂 a Word Goddess 🙂
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What a lovely thing to say!! Thank you!
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🙂
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