Comment from nancyjam

Excellent

Very nice, Brooke. Beautiful images,
terrific alliteration of "w" throughout and
the repeating line is woven through flawlessly.
I wish I had a 6 left for it truly deserves it. Nancy

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2014

Nancy, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from MissMerri

Exceptional

Beautiful and so visual! I couldn't resist the temptation to read this, then couldn't resist the temptation to rate it, even though I'm not supposed to be here, officially. :p I just love this poem. You are so creative!!

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2014

Adonna, thank you :-) I am honored, my friend. Brooke

Comment from c_lucas

Excellent

Snow is Winter's calling card. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read. As usual, there weren't any errors.

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2014

Thanks so much, Charlie :-) Brooke

reply by c_lucas on 14-Nov-2014

You'll welcome, Brooke. "What are you going to do when Sawyer learns about royalties? (LOL)

Comment from butterfly4265

Excellent

Very much enjoyed this with good rhyming, personification of winter and the good alliteration with lines such as:

"soft the sound as snow is swirling
Where the Winter's waved her wand".

Also, a very good choice of artwork to complement your poem. Brrr, winter is definitely coming and I am definitely not ready for it!

Very much enjoyed this and thank you so much for sharing!

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2014

butterfly, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from boxergirl

Excellent

Brooke, Great alliteration with white/world, soft/sound/snow/swirling and more. I like the imagery of glittered pearling and the personification of Winter waving her hand. Nice rhythm with the couplet rhymes. I can't believe we got a dusting of snow here in Arkansas yesterday and it's not even Thanksgiving. Brrrrrr.......

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2014

Thanks so much, boxergirl :-) I had to scrape a coating off my car today to get to the post office. Not fun :-) Brooke

Comment from DSMalott

Exceptional

Well let's see...hmmm

Very strong and evenly written quatrains.
Very strong consistent meter.
The rhyming couplets; aabb(?) are precise, no 'approximates', which is not always easily done.
'Winter' as the magical lead personification is characterized wonderfully in each stanza with a great mix of new and repeated descriptions so that the lines compound and reinforce the theme right to the finale.

Wow, no wonder I'm a fan!
Great job.

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2014

Thank you so much, DS, for your supportive comments and generous rating. Yes, couplets are aabb rhyming :-) Brooke

Comment from Kenneth Schaal

Excellent

If I had a sixer I'd put it here, Brooke, you captured the beautiful mystery that is winter with sight, and sound in your couplets. Happy winter. Kenny

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2014

Kenny, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from nancy_e_davis

Excellent

Another delightful poem from your magical pen Brooke.
You do deserve a six for everything you write. That is a given. You are number one. It is hard to pick one that is outstanding coming from you, they all shine. This is no exception. Did you get snow? We haven't yet. It is long overdue. Good job. Nancy

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2014

Nancy, thank you so much :-) Yep, I had to clear a coating from my car this morning. At least it isn't the couple of feet they have in some places :-) Brooke

Comment from flamingstar

Excellent

I'm hoping she'll wave it here by Thanksgiving - for once, I'm actually ready! Perfect poem to prime us for what is to come, except in Santa Barbara, Phoenix....

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2014

flamingstar, thanks so much :-) Brooke

Comment from lancellot

Excellent

Very interesting. this poem seems to have been written with a heavy emphasis on the 'W' sound. Is that what you were going for? Nicely done.

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2014

Thank you, lancellot :-) Yep, I was going for it. :-) Brooke