Thief of dreams,
rambler in blizzard white,
shadow on virgin snow,
Old Man Winter,
tell a tale this cold night
before you go.
Scents of polar bear, pine tree,
wild dog and arctic wolf
cling to your icy crystals.
You left the princess asleep
and the prince enchanted.
The evil king has defeated
the queen, but she will have
her day. Silence the women,
but nevertheless, we persist.
Copyright 2017 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: Happy Poetry Friday! Thanks to Katie, a Wisconsin language arts and social studies teacher, at The Logonauts for hosting!
I’m a bit weighed down by politics today. The Senate used an arcane rule to muzzle Elizabeth Warren. Have other writers had people try to silence them? Some see me as lacking understanding and have tried to silence me. Nonetheless, I believe I will persist in writing from my heart and supporting free speech, freedom of religion and due process. And magic.
We’re having our second snow day in a row. Here is a link to a poem I wrote to celebrate one of those, Ode to a Snow Day.
Keep persisting, Brenda! Your voice (poetic and otherwise) is both needed and appreciated.
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Thank you, Michelle. XOXO
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Yes, we persist.
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Woo-hoo!
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It was 80 here yesterday, the weather very strange, still snowy in the mountains for skiing, though. I love it all, but especially the one with scents on the snow. I like reading it!
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Thanks, Linda. 🙂
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So glad you are persisting. You have a voice that is strong and beautiful and finds the beautiful. Keep going! That evil king cannot win every day or every night.
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Nope, he can’t! I’m glad not everyone thinks I should stop. 🙂
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Yes, Brenda! “We persist.”
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😀
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You’re snowing, and we’re melting! I know what I’d prefer…
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I prefer the merry-go-round, with all of it in turn. 🙂
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Wonderful enchanting tale!
i also see that you dropped in for a read,
methanks!
hugs chris
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Thanks. Always a pleasure to meet another poet.
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ifinn we’ll
just
give
that
a
little
time?
hA
chris
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Oh, to be snowed in! We have nearly hit 80 here in Texas. First, I am in love with this poem’s title. Second, I am in awe of how skillfully written your message is, Brenda!
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We are snowed in for a second day here. I went sledding down the hill on my knees for the first time today. Howling. LOL We won’t hit the 80s for weeks, maybe months. I miss it, though. This is our first big storm of the year, and last year was light, too. So we were all happy (in my house) to welcome a Nor’easter. We are expecting more snow on Monday. That would be colossal. A weekend to remember.
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Yes, we will persist!
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Yes!
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Oh?! And Beautiful! 🌹
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Thanks, Dorna!
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What other choice is there but to persist, eh? Hang tough!
I really like this chilly image: “Scents of polar bear, pine tree,
wild dog and arctic wolf
cling to your icy crystals.”
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Thanks, Tabatha. I look forward to listening to your songs, but right now the snow-bound kids are blasting Hamilton’s soundtrack. I’m not throwing away my SHOT!
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Love this, Brenda! Will we someday call it Old Woman Winter? Yes, persist we must.
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It is interesting that both personification of winter are male, Old Man Winter and Jack Frost. In Narnia, winter was queened. I do write about a snow queen occasionally.
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We persist…and shall vanquish. Tawanda!! 😛
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If only we could just hit their car in the parking lot. I think it will take many more marches and articles and protests. I cannot believe Republicans ignored the women’s march. That’s why it took so long to get the women’s vote. They ignore us. Towanda!!
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I love that you knew that word! I thought you might. Yes, it may take more…but it is unifying us all, so there is real Hope! Blessings!
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Fried Green Tomatoes is a classic. I admit to using Google to remember it, but once I placed it, the rest was easy. 🙂
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Brenda, this is a powerful reminder that we must make sure women’s voices are heard, respected, and honored.
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Thanks, Michael! I’m glad you heard my message. 🙂
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Snow white, The dreams we write with snow all around eh? ☺️
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🙂 Snow White, Snow bright, first dream I dreamed tonight. 🙂
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Winter does that 😉
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I hope so
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yes, we persist. avalanche of cold and heavy blanket of snow thrown our way, we persist.
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Yes, indeed.
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Like millions of sleeping beauties, we are awakening.
We do need a prince to awaken us.
Unfortunately,
our prince is a flawed one.
But, then, maybe it is time for the sleeping beauties to claim their power.
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Maybe we need to save the prince and defeat the king ourselves. 🙂
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We persist! Nice one Brenda. 🙂
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I knew you’d get my message. 🙂
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Lovely Brenda!
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Thanks, Holly!
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my pleasure ! as always!
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I enjoyed visiting you, too. I’m sleepy now, though. Zzzzz.
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night…sleep tight! 🌼
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Likewise!
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GOOD STUFF.!
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Thanks, Jonathan!
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