Comment from LexieMannix

Excellent

Very entertaining, the light and beautiful steps of the season and then . . . reality, packed in hard. Good touch. Nice format, pleasing on the eye as well.

 Comment Written 03-Feb-2009

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2009

Glad you liked the punchline verse - thank you for your positive review, Brooke

Comment from Kym Jade

Excellent

Jade always says,"Snow is beautiful until you have to go out to work in it." This great poem sums it all up perfectly.

Blessings

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2009

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2009

Jade has summed it up perfectly!! I just added a few words to her more concise point :-) Thanks, Brooke

Comment from Curt Mongold

Excellent

Amen to that sentiment. If I didn't see another pile of snow in my lifetime it would be too soon. I like the twist in this write Brooke, it echoes my sentiments about winter and is descriptive enough to make me wish for spring to arrive like yesterday.
Sincerely,
Curt

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2009

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2009

Curt, Amen - except that we're due to have a snowstorm late Monday into Tuesday UGH Thanks, Brooke

Comment from Stephen C Winter (Vs

Excellent

Dear Brooke,

I only quickly came onto FS for a quick peek but I had to click onto Snowfall as here in London we have heavy snow and it is really thick laying across the street.
Each snowflake falls with glist'ning grace,
at steady pace,
so dazzling white,
a child's delight
How true are these word's ...as a child I adored the snow, I still do and your words are not only so apt for this evening but so descriptive of my view from my window.
Most of all the ending really made me laugth.

I do hope you are well, Brooke
Kind regards
Steve

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2009

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2009

Steve, I understand from other English friends on site that you don't get much snow, so I bet it is enchanting for you - it's when you get it 20 times in one winter that it loses its charm! LOL Thanks so much, Brooke

Comment from JoAnna Lee

Excellent

Yes... beautiful until we are stuck in it. This has been a winter and a half and it's not close to over, yet.
Wonderfully written munute poem. Definately captured the feelings. Brrr...

Thanks for sharing,
Donna

PS -- My mother had more little sayings "than you could shake a stick at" and I think you might get a kick out of this one. It decribes this winter quite well:
"It's cold enough to freeze your teeth and give your tongue a sleigh ride" :-)
DHL

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2009

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2009

I LOVE that saying - how cool!! Yes, we have several inches predicted for tomorrow night - UGH. Thanks so much, Brooke

Comment from TinyTeena

Excellent

Snow looks beautiful as it falls and creates a beautiful frosty scene. But the reality of snow is that it produces dangerous situations for motorists and pedestrians. An inconvenient beauty from Nature. First line of each verse outlines the main idea of that verse. Then the following 3 lines of each verse expands that idea. Good beat and rhyme

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2009

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2009

An inconvenient beauty - yes, I love that phrase for its duality!!! thank you, Brooke

Comment from Aussie

Excellent

I think you are teaching us; from line one 'Each snowflake falls with glist'ning grace...soft wording - jumps abruptly in to short 'at steady pace' I suppose this is a form of writing, is it not? I would like to know why the flow stops and jumps - if you can understand my question? I liked your little poem.

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2009

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2009

The form of writing is the minute poem - it has 8 syllables followed by 4/4/4 in iambic meter, and it is that structure that creates this poem's unique rhythm, one that I am drawn to. I thank you for your close reading and observations - so many just breeze through a poem and don't notice much! Brooke

Comment from marion

Excellent

Hi there
How sweet, from spring to something wintery. We do not have snow where we live ... in fact, I have only touched it once in my life! I always write stories with a twist so it is good to read a poem with the same! I don't know about being blocked in ... I can't imagine not going or being able to get where one would want to go!! I enjoyed. Lovely presentation as usual. Marion.

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2009

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2009

You've only touched it once - that is remarkable - you can come live in my apartment and touch it all you want whilst I live in your home! LOL Thanks so much, Brooke

Comment from PatriciaLiteHickman

Excellent

well how true is this one lol; good presentation; well written; liked the formatting too; not a thing to correct and it made me laugh so fits the genre very well :-)

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2009

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2009

I'm so pleased you enjoyed this one and grateful you took the time to tell me, brooke

reply by PatriciaLiteHickman on 31-Jan-2009

You're very welcome! my eyes are getting so tired out i have been slipping on my reviewing; besides that, life is going 100 miles an hour it seems lol. At least this last snowstorm missed us. Can we have spring soon is all I want to know :-) Blessings, Tricia

Comment from Mischief's Momma

Excellent

LOL - well we haven't had any of that awful white stuff yet, but they are forecasting a few flakes for Monday or Tuesday. Can you tell how I feel about snow?

I have to admit that, so long as the power doesn't go out and we have heat, it is pure and beautiful when it first falls. So long as I can observe it through a window with a hot drink of course!

Great job on the poem though :)

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2009

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2009

I hate worrying about the power - every time I shop during the winter I think to myself - is this going to get used up before a storm knocks out the power! LOL Thanks so much, brooke