painting by Tony D'Amico
Winter’s Grail
“The first snow is like the first love.”
--Lara Biyuts
The northern climes suffer winter’s disdain,
buried in tons of icy snow,
which is fine if you’re a Dane.
In southern climes, at least
winter clears out the smog;
hot diggity damn.
Silver tip sleeps like
something comatose, waiting
for the change to Spring.
Glenn Buttkus
Quadrille 44
Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub
26 comments:
I'd like to sleep until spring without freezing. Sounds like a good idea.
Love love LOVE the double meaning in that last line, Glenn, with "spring" allowing for noun or verb. Wonderful.
Oh I do love the spring and the winter... the grey misery of inbetween is what I cannot stand.
I can't wait for the Spring season so I can spring too.
Love it, Glenn - the poem, not winter. Especially the "hot diggety dang".
Nice play on the word spring.
Must say I miss winter not a whit!
Very cool (if you'll pardon the pun) poem and great ending
Hot diggity, spring it on!! 😊
Clearly I'm not a Dane, because I despise snowy weather. I prefer the warmer southern climes. Wonderful take on the prompt today.
I like the wordplay of that last line.
"Silver tip sleeps like / something comatose, waiting" -- Very cool, so to speak. Beautiful line.
Are you referring to the famous Bozeman strain, a bear, or something else asleep? Whichever, I liked your piece here Glenn!
I like the whole poem, and I particularly like the way you laid it out. It's a pretty looking package with a lovely gift inside.
Well, hot diggity damn, winter finally came to the heartland, and we got 7 inches of snow yesterday. What last week was drear, this week is sparkling and pristine. Thanks for the hot diggity damn. I haven't use the term for ages, and it rolled off the tongue in the most pleasant way!
Also enamored of your wordplay and playfulness!
Such a stellar closing!❤️ We do have winters here but temperature is nowhere near to arrival of snow! Sigh.
This left me smiling and nodding in agreement
I really like the flow in this piece. Perfect ending. Thanks for sharing.
I long for the change to spring but, winter has barely begun. It's been really cold here.
Silver tip sleeps: but, oh, those tips are so delightful once they pop!
A good use for winter: "winter clears out the smog;"
I got a chill from ’winter’s disdain’ and the tons of icy snow, Glenn, but your haiku warmed me.
I love the opening quote and growling bearishness of winter sleeping till spring!
HmM i NeVer
MiSSed WiNTeR
UnTiL Hot Chocolate
WenT MiSSinG
iN NeVeR
EnDinG
SuMMeR
i've Got my
Hot Chocolate
Now and it is so So Good..
WitH aLL Kinds oF WeaTHeR True..:)
I reckon there's a few more months of suffering through this greyness and damp. I ready for spring to spring!
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