Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Poetry Schmoetry -- Snow on the Tombstones

I will be posting one poem each day of Poetry Schmoetry (July 11-14).


Snow on the Tombstones 
by Dawn M. Hamsher
 
Snow on the Tombstones
Blanket of white
Cemetery calm
In early dawn light

Stones all snow-topped
Stand up by the pines
heavy with powder
that weighs down their sides

All of the headstones
Placed in straight rows   
Are colors of grays
That slumber and doze   

I couldn't stop looking
So lovely a scene        
A feeling of peace
of resting serene 

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18 comments:

  1. Pam WilliamsJuly 12, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    I see the scene perfectly--and in reality many winter mornings. It really is a peaceful setting. Lovely, Dawn!
    Blessings on your day!
    Pam at www.2encourage.blogspot.com

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  2. AmyJuly 12, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Great job! The imagery is really beautiful. :)

    Here's mine:

    http://amylunderman.blogspot.com/2011/07/poetry-schmoetry-blogfest.html

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  3. Tara TylerJuly 12, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    i would like to end my days in such a place, beautiful imagery!

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  4. Francine HowarthJuly 12, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    Hi,

    Lovely descriptive piece: magic of Winter's embrace. ;)

    best
    F

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  5. KimJuly 12, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Oh, this is nice. I like how the imagery of the cemetery was unexpected - serene, peaceful...

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  6. Dawn M. HamsherJuly 12, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Pam -- Thank you! You can see a sight every winter where you live. :0)

    Amy -- I appreciate that so much.

    Tara -- Me too! I was so glad to have noticed the graveyard that day (my husband drove me to work b/c of the snow) and I caught sight of its beauty.

    Francine -- Thank you for the kind words.

    Kim -- I know...you expect something dismal when you refer to a graveyard, but this was so lovely a scene!

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  7. UnknownJuly 12, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    Yes, I could see this scene too. Very peaceful.

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  8. UnknownJuly 12, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    This is a positively beautiful and imagery-filled poem. Thank you so much for sharing!

    Nina

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  9. WandaJuly 12, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Excellent job. I can picture the scene easily.

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  10. WandaJuly 12, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Excellent job. I can picture the scene easily.

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  11. Dawn M. HamsherJuly 12, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Carole Anne -- Wonderful! Glad you liked it!

    Nina -- Thank you! And thank you for stopping by!

    Wanda -- Great! I'll stop by your blog soon...it is so inspirational.

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  12. Curtis MoserJuly 13, 2011 at 12:35 AM

    What a nice poem! Beautiful language.

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  13. Simon KewinJuly 13, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    Beautiful stuff - even down to the layout of the poem which suggests a gravestone to my eyes. I love your choice of words.

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  14. Sweet LilyJuly 13, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    Well done!
    Keep it coming!!
    We all are always here to support you.

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  15. Dawn M. HamsherJuly 13, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    Curtis -- Why, thank you! Nice words.

    Simon -- Thank you. I didn't intent to make it look like a gravestone, but I'm glad that came to mind for you. I appreciate your words.

    Lion -- Thank you for the encouragement!

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  16. UnknownJuly 15, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    You painted the scene beautifully. Very peaceful, i like it.

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  17. Precy LarkinsJuly 16, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    I love this--the serenity and peace it conveys, the imagery, all beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

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  18. Small Town Shelly BrownJuly 16, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    The historian in me LOVES cemeteries. I think I visit a couple cemeteries on every trip we take. My husband thinks I'm weird.
    The poems is beautiful. Snow makes things peaceful doesn't it?

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