Friday, April 7, 2017

Partners in Poetry--By Sara Kendrick, United States and Jack Horne, England

A Winter Landscape
By Sara Kendrick, United States and Jack Horne, England

a southern winter
landscape framed by dark gray clouds
pines sigh mellow tunes
a small boy laughs as he runs
splashing in muddy puddles

white ice spews from ground
as temperature plummets
peach blossoms turn brown
a gray haired man shakes his head
and buys tulips for his wife

a spring bouquet sits
in a lovely vase gone dry
tulip petals fall
a kitten smashes the vase
and leaps from the windowsill

grandmother awakes
a small boy and his kitten
run outside to play
donning a yellow rain coat
against the winter landscape

27 comments:

  1. Sara and Jack,
    A very nice collaboration poem!
    Yours truly,
    David Fox

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    1. Thanks so much for your encouraging comments..Sara

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  2. Enjoyed the read,Sara and Jack! A well written collaborative poem.All the best, Gert

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    1. Your reading and taking time to comment is so uplifting.

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  3. Disappointed that the poem didn't lead anywhere; it left me looking for more.You both kept the same verse shape which is encouraging. Sorry if this sounds negative. Until the next one!
    Ralph.

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    1. Maybe the next time we can lead you to join the little boy into a muddy puddle..Thanks for dropping by and taking time to comment..Sara

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  4. Dear U.S. Citizen Sara and English Jack, I like the fact
    it stuck to the title "Winter Landscape. I loved the
    people animal painted pictures of this Poem.
    Refreshing writing.
    Yancy

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    1. Thanks so much for reading and giving your thoughts about the work. The cold wet scene did not daunt the little boy's spirit..Sara

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    2. Yes, I enjoyed his splashing in muddy puddles
      Yancy

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    3. Little boys do love that mud and some grown men..Sara

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  5. Dear Sara and Jack,
    Really like the way your treated your theme of Winter Landscape. As spring approaches your poem bids a fond farewell to that season as it opens the door for spring to take up residence.
    Thank you,
    Michael

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    1. Spring has sprung here with summer warmth hanging onto the apron strings..Sara.Thanks for dropping by and for including us in this part of Whispers..

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  6. If I can feel the atmosphere in a poem, than it's a good one.
    This poem makes the scenery vivid. Congrats poets

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    1. Daginne, Thanks for your visit to our work..I appreciate you taking time to read and comment..Your encouraging comments..Sara

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  7. Thanks to everyone for their kind comments & thank you to Sara for writing with me

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    1. Jack, Thanks for writing with me..It was an interesting endeavour..Sara

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  8. Dear Sara and Jack,

    Thank you for sharing this poem with its interesting perspective. I appreciate the joy you are at whispers and in the writing community at large.

    Blessings always,
    Karen

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    1. Thanks for the invitation to join the group..I enjoy reading other writers..Sara

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  9. I like how you wrote this poem in flashes of imagery, Sara and Jack. The ending is a subtle attempt at nudging our own imagination. Best regards // paul

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    1. Paul,I am so glad that you like our flashes of imagery. I hope your imagination filled with great ideas..Sara

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  10. I really enjoyed this a lot, thanks for sharing it with us.

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    1. Peggy, It was a delight to write..Sara..Thanks for stopping by..

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  11. PLAYFUL, SURPRISING--DUN WORK. I like the wonderful (clear and detailed parallel structure in the first 3 stanzas (the grey/dark/cold frame set in 1st 2 lines, the movement into activity and "blooming"in the remainder of each stanza, and the graceful way the whole poem parallels that one-stanza structure by the "rebirth" movement in the 4th stanza. It is like the poem says "no" to death--and very effectively. Great job!

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  12. Ahh!! Your comment is so appropriately fitting for the poem. I appreciate your stopping by. Sara

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  13. Dear Sara,

    This a lovely poem, well-done by you and Jack. Good use of imagery to share your thoughts in this wonderful poem. Thank you for sharing it for us to read.

    Blessings and best wishes,
    Karen

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