Thursday, December 20, 2012

Wintertide



snow,
heavy,
slush-like,

weighing down
burnt orange leaves
raked

and scooped
and heaped
in hardship

wishing now
to pull them out
turn them green

glue them back
one by one
onto trees

to rustle softly
an enchanted echo
hushed

in winter’s tide




Copyright 2012 Jennifer Wagner

For Three Word Wednesday where we were to use the words echo, hardship, and softly...and for  Poetry Jam where Brian had us take a walk and write.  Here's what I came up with.


29 comments:

Altonian said...

Snow! Tell me about it. We've got a foot of it down already, and more to come. Minus 21C. But at least there are thousands of conifers around us that stay green. Merry Christmas from Finland.

Brian Miller said...

what an interesting sight that would be watching all the leaves jump back on the trees...no snow here yet...i have hope though...smiles.

Sreeja said...

Loved the imagination running here... like magic. This walk is so close to nature... loved it.

Mary said...

I enjoyed this, and I feel the same way. Wish we could stick those fallen leaves back up on the tree again!! We are in the midst of a major storm right now. UGH, so I def can empathize.

Gail said...

an enchanted echo...I like that.

Sheilagh Lee said...

I enjoyed this were waiting for the first real snow of the season so far we've had dustings because its gone around us.A little snow for Christmas would be nice.

Jennifer Wagner said...

We have a lot of evergreens here as well--so beautiful when dusted or blanketed with snow. The snow we got yesterday though washed away with rain...sigh. Merry Christmas to you! Thanks for visiting!

Jennifer Wagner said...

I was feeling a bit of a desire to turn back time...I love snow--but, as so many are, I am wishing we could erase the events of the last few days.

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thank you very much sreeja. I enjoyed your 'walk' as well.

Jennifer Wagner said...

I miss that lovely rustling sound of a light breeze through those leaves...and the snow we received yesterday got heavy-laden with rain and then washed away. Hope you weather your storm well Mary! Merry Christmas!

Jennifer Wagner said...

Glad you do, thank you.

Jennifer Wagner said...

It would indeed...or even a lot of it :-)

Peggy said...

Well, no snow here in coastal Southern California--but we can see the local mountains dusted white. We lived once in a place with snow and the heavy melting stuff was not something I liked--crisp frozen new snow was lovely. I like where your imagination went with the leaves.

Tank said...

Beautiful...I can picture everything. Lovely write.. :-)

Mary Ann Potter said...

Your "enchanted echo" is such a lovely combination of words as is this entire poem. Your title is ideal; there's something about the word "wintertide" that gives your work a nostalgic feel. Beautiful poem.

Brian Miller said...

i def feel you on that wish...

Jennifer Wagner said...

Ahh...coastal Southern Cal sounds lovely right about now. Thanks very much Peggy!

Jennifer Wagner said...

Lol you should be able to ;)

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thank you Mary Ann, such a wonderful compliment you have given me. Much appreciated!

kaykuala said...

Yes, we love to have the greenery back in place. If only it can be done! Nicely Jenny!

Hank

my heart's love songs said...

i love the idea of gluing the leaves back onto the trees! enjoyed the layout of your poem ~ it fits nicely with a walk.

thanks for joining in at Poetry Jam!


dani

ND Mitchell said...

A wistful wish
for time gone by
swept away but not forgotten.

Loved reading this.

Jennifer Wagner said...

If only...but I suppose that is what poetry is for! Thank you Hank :-)

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thanks Dani! I originally had it in a different form, but did some revising and I like this layout better. It's a pleasure to join in at PJ!

Jennifer Wagner said...

I love your haiku comment :-) Thanks so much for reading.

Laurie Kolp said...

Lovely... I hope you have a wonderful holiday!!

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thank you Laurie...Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Karishma Shetty said...

So visual and a picturesque delight. Reminded me of a short story called 'The last leaf.'

Jennifer Wagner said...

Don't believe I've ever read it. Sounds interesting though and I'll have to check it out. Thanks Karishma!