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January

January thoughts

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Comment from Janet Foor
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I am eagerly awaiting the January thaw. Haha.
We are definitely in that frigid grip for a while longer. Here in NC we don't get to see that wonderland of pristine snow to offset the fact that we are freezing our ______ off.

I enjoyed your January thoughts.
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Janet

 Comment Written 18-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 19-Jan-2025
    Thanks, Janet. I hope you are not in the area that experienced that terrible storm.
Comment from tempeste
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Ciao!

There is nothing more enchanting than seeing my town covered with a white blanket of fresh snow early in the morning where I open my shutters.

I have a fireplace and my wood is stacked under my outside staircase.

I love to watch the flames dance in the dark.

The end of January , beginning Feb is the coldest period of Winter here.

Looking forward to seeing the swallows return in Spring!






 Comment Written 18-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 19-Jan-2025
    Thanks, tempeste. I'll have to do another sonnet for February.
Comment from Karen Cherry
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Perfectly lovely. But, although snow can be pretty to look at the cold pretty much makes my life cruddy. Cold is not my friend. But, I can appreciate others enjoyment of it.
Well written. Karen

 Comment Written 17-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 17-Jan-2025
    Thanks, Karen. When winter arrives, our porch closet is stuffed with cold weather clothing.
reply by Karen Cherry on 18-Jan-2025
    The snow is gone, but my sister Tammy said that it would return. Cold is not nice to me. But it is pretty. Karen
Comment from CM Pickard
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Love how this poem captured the duality of winter - both the harshness and beauty. The rhyme fits the theme and adds to the reflective tone. There are a few familiar images used that in a less skilled hand would become cliche but you've avoided this by writing them in a way that feels fresh. Good work

 Comment Written 17-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 17-Jan-2025
    Thanks, CM. I think we are going to be experiencing the harshness in a day or two.
Comment from harmony13
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The author's words are engaging, descriptive and creative. I pondered
on these words and although I live in Florida now - I miss the days in
New York sitting by the fireplace watching the snow come down. The
author seemed to capture the beauty of the snow as well as the freezing
temperatures of winter!
Hi Paul, Happy New Year - hope you are doing well. Maria

 Comment Written 17-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 17-Jan-2025
    Thanks for the review, Maria. My wife talks about Florida every once in awhile, but I prefer the four seasons of Maine.
Comment from Aussie
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Wanna swap? We are in a heatwave, last week it was 37c. I liked your descriptive poem, it gave us a look at both seasons. I have never seen snow. The winter wonderland must be beautiful. K XX

 Comment Written 17-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 17-Jan-2025
    Thanks, Kay. I complain about the cold in winter and the heat in summer.
Comment from Nellys1983
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Nice sonnet for the competition. I enjoyed the rhymes. I hate the cold of January and certainly dream of warm days in summer and can't wait to be by the beach in the sun. Good luck in the competition.

 Comment Written 17-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 17-Jan-2025
    Thanks, Nelly. The cold in January is brutal sometime, and February can be the same.
Comment from dragonpoet
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Hi Paul
This is a well done sonnet though it is not it its usual format of 3 quatrains and one couplet. It does have strong imagery and emotion of the cold and beauty of Winter and out wish for warmer weather.
Keep writing and stay healthy
Good luck in the contest
Have a good weekend
Joan

 Comment Written 17-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 17-Jan-2025
    Thanks, Joan. I entered it in the correct format, but it didn't turn out that way. I have, sense then, edited it.
reply by dragonpoet on 18-Jan-2025
    No problem, Paul. Sometimes the site glitches bite you.
    Joan
Comment from Pam Lonsdale
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I like the imagery of a hungry wood stove needing to be fed.

Lots of lovely rhymes in this sonnet, Paul, and you give us a clear picture of the winter - both its good side and its bad.

I'm just happy not to deal with it anymore.

Good luck in the contest - there are lots of entries into this one:-)

xo
Pam

 Comment Written 17-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 17-Jan-2025
    Thanks, Pam. We gave up the "hungry woodstove" for an oil furnace a number of years ago.
Comment from June Sargent
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There is snow on the ground with possibly more to come this weekend. So January will be a month of hot soup and cocoa. But spring is just weeks away. I can dream of sand and sun...

 Comment Written 16-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 17-Jan-2025
    Thanks for the review, June. You are an optimist about spring.