The tree’s snow cloak drags the ground
Until the snow falls, wind-downed.
Released branch springs up with a shiver,
Like a dog, with a shake and quiver,
Rising from its long, low bend,
To the Snow Queen, its lady friend.
Copyright 2015 Brenda Davis Harsham
43 thoughts on “Bow to the Snow Queen”
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Wonderful description of how the snow clings to trees. I know the snow can soon break a few branches… I hope all is well as you experience large snow storms.. x
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So far the trees are standing tall. No lines downed in my area. No big branches either. Fingers crossed the next storm misses us.
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I hope so… its not nice to be without power and cold… x
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Oh wow you aren’t kidding about all the snow! Wow! You are scattered, smothered and covered! 😀
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Yes, we got a thorough hammering. LOL
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One of my favorite things to do after a blizzard is going out to help that elderly gentleman pine by my driveway, who sometimes can’t quite get up from that bow, and needs a little assistance from me and a broom — and getting a shower of snow for my good deed… And that dog simile — I love it! ^_^
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I’m so glad you like it, and you like my simile. I saw a branch do that right in front of me. I had to write it down. Then I wondered it anyone else would relate, and I slept on it. Then I liked it even more the next day. Funny how things work that way sometimes. Thanks for your input! Warmly, Brenda
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Lovely.
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Thanks!!
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Lovely!! 🙂 I saw on TV yesterday that there is a lot of snow in Boston. That is near you isn’t it?
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Yes, we are buried in over 2 feet. The kids are tunneling, sledding, having snow ball fights, and doing way too much shoveling.
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That sounds lovely! 🙂
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Beautiful, and a very good description of the sights around us today.
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Yes, I haven’t been out taking photos except of sledding. I have to get out and get some pictures, but it’s too cold for my camera to work. 🙂
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Very nice!
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Thanks!! 🙂 It’s hard finding positive imagery in winter, but I try. 🙂
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It’s all in the eye of the beholder, yes? The eyes in our hearts, I’m thinking–as so often the gray rainy days here provide a wealth of poetry. But when my heart’s eye is clouded, the sunny days are almost unwelcome–so it’s surely about my perspective. Good to meet you at Richard’s!
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Good to meet you, too. I do think it’s most often a matter of my internal landscape, but I do get some happiness from sunshine as well.
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Wonderful images, good rhyme . . . I like “shiver, like a dog with a shake and quiver . . .”
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Thanks!! I’ve been working on a rhyming picture book. Whew! It is hard!
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Excellent pairing of verse and image….
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Thanks!!
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and what a courtly gentleman he is –
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Yes, a deep bow and a lavish grin when rising. 🙂
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My poetic friend… I just got lots of pictures from the snowy NY… not so snowy as expected but still impressive… Minus 2°C even here.. I giorni della Merla… What can we do??
But for some reason, your words warm me up….
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It’s exhausting shoveling and wading through 2 feet of snow, but fun and warming, too. Sledding was so fun!!
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An intense Gym session::)?? Only that perhaps more interesting and fun, isn’t it??
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Sledding is more fun than a treadmill. 🙂
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🙂
No chance to do that here! So, I have no choices, my dear 🙂
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We all do what we can. Your pictures of the gym were exciting!
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The velvet or (don’t get offended “PETA” followers, but it looks like this) ermine fur coat is so lovely. Brenda, I can imagine the Snow Queen seeking warmth from this coat. The heaviness and thickness makes me imagine the weight on her shoulders, too.
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Yes, it does look like the old royal cloaks with ermine around the neck. All it’s missing is the red velvet. Very elegant. Icy though. 🙂
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Glad you found the ermine reference to be acceptable, I was worried. but the snow looks so thick velvet just didn’t describe it!
I realize this is the male counterpoint, the gentleman giving the Queen his bow, (bough…) smiles!
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LOL Yes! bough and bow. 🙂 Layers of laughter for word lovers. 🙂
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like a winter wonderland…..majestic:)
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We certainly have snow now!
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Yes, that you do! Stay safe and warm:)
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clever with wonderful imagery~
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My thoughts exactly Cindy.
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Thanks, Gallivanta!
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Thanks!!
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I’m always inspired by your artful use of words. The image came alive for me.
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Yeah, thanks! I really did see a branch shake the snow off, just like that. And it did look like a dog. 🙂
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