Comment from ExperiencingLiphe

Excellent

I'm still reading the entries but you certainly have my vote as of now. You did amazing with this and you captured winter perfectly in this. Great job

 Comment Written 02-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2014

Thanks so much for reading and your vote of confidence. livelylinda

Comment from A Matter Of Words

Excellent

Oh you fickle lover....winter can be a cold, icy and unforgiving mistress. The imagery painted is very striking and beautiful. Excellent job.

 Comment Written 02-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2014

AA: thank you for reading and your positive comments. livelylinda

reply by A Matter Of Words on 03-Feb-2014

You are so welcome. I love to see who the author of these pieces are once all is said and done. Take care....Stephanie

Comment from christianpowers

Excellent

Hi, this was a great read, all in all. Moody and well written, and conceived, I liked it. Although, it had a bit of a strange twisty ending, which I felt didn't quite fit the rest of the poem, but that's probably just me.

Great work, overall. Your efforts were apparent in the execution.

Christian

 Comment Written 02-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2014

Christianpowers: thanks for reading. The ending fit the rest of the poem perfectly. The goal was to personify winter. After winter, follows spring. So as I give up my winter lover, I take up a new lover, Spring. Put your thinking cap on, hon. It is as plain as day. Linda

reply by christianpowers on 03-Feb-2014

Lovely, Linda, you certainly are lively. Sorry if you feel my opinion's wrong, which it most definitely is from your point of view, but that's the thing about opinions. They tend to be all full of holes and subjective like that.

Have a great day,
Christian

Comment from l.raven

Excellent

Because Winter is my favorite season...I love the way you talk about her Linda xxoo...LOL...this is a great poem...you did a great job...this is a poem for thought...very well done...Luff Linda xxoo

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2014

Thanks for reading.

reply by l.raven on 01-Feb-2014

you are so welcome...xxoo

Comment from Jeanie Mercer

Excellent

This is an interesting, free verse personification of winter as a cold and unsympathetic lover. Hope you have good luck in the contest, Jeanie Mercer

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2014

Thanks for reading.

Comment from kiwisteveh

Excellent

You class this as free verse but your first stanza at least actually has such a strong meter that it came as a shock to find no rhyme at the end of it!

Your personification of winter as a cold lover works well - bet you can't wait for that hot date with summer!

Steve

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2014

Thanks for reading.