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Winter Makes Me Ponder

December 18, 2014
By BoobooBeetle DIAMOND, Jacksonville, Florida
BoobooBeetle DIAMOND, Jacksonville, Florida
74 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
“A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.”
G.K. Chesterton

"And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you."
Denis Johnson


Winter,
It’s a word
That makes me
Ponder…
Presents underneath
The Christmas tree.
Boxes in hand,
Wide-eyed with joy,
Waiting for the cue
That I can begin
Tearing them open.

Winter,
It’s a word
That makes me
Ponder…
Sitting around
The family table,
Family in hand,
Reminiscing times past,
Crying over memories long gone,
Thankful for the love,
That encompasses me.

Winter,
It’s a word
That makes me
Ponder…
Cross-legged upon my
Coffee-cushioned couch,
Watching the next generation
Open their Christmas presents,
Wide-eyed with happiness,
Waiting for the cue,
To shred open them all.

Winter,
It’s a word
That makes me
Ponder…
Innocence and presents,
Love and family,
Memories and remembering,
Giving and ecstasy.
Best of all,
It’s a word,
That makes me ponder.


The author's comments:

My inspiration for this piece was Snow-Covered Mountains. This automatically made me think of winter, which I started to think of the things that winter reminds me of. There were so many things, that I decided to just use that as my po


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on Jan. 22 2015 at 11:18 am
AbigailGilgal GOLD, Cloquet, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
"I write for the same reason I breath- because if I didn't, I would die"
~Isaac Asimov

"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed."
~ Ernest Hemingway

fantastic job! The repetition really helps you get a feel for the rhythm. And you truly showed the kind of magical and mysterious side of a "winter wonderland"! loved it.

KaavyaM SILVER said...
on Jan. 10 2015 at 12:39 pm
KaavyaM SILVER, Hyderabad, Other
9 articles 1 photo 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

This poem is so beautiful; it is the epitome of warm meals, cozy sweaters, and everything lovely about winter. My only feedback would be to make each paragraph longer, as the words "Winter, it's a word that makes me ponder" takes up about half of each.

on Jan. 2 2015 at 10:49 pm
Ray--yo PLATINUM, Kathmandu, Other
43 articles 2 photos 581 comments

Favorite Quote:
God Makes No Mistakes. (Gaga?)
"I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right." -Liesel Meminger via Markus Zusac, "The Book Thief"

This made me feel warm, thank you very much.