poem- slow

poem- slow January 4, 2017

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 1:31 pm
Tags: cold, oppressive, poem, poetry, tired, weather, winter

I’m moving through molasses

going slowly,

thinking like my thoughts are spilled ink

too dark to decipher.

Winter weather draws the sky closer,

closeting us in cloud,

so much white is blinding.

Days are short, but oh, so, slow

and cold.

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18 Responses to “poem- slow”

cote8050 Says:
January 4, 2017 at 1:33 pm
This is nice. I like the line “winter weather draws the sky closer” it really does, doesn’t it 🙂 nice job I look forward to reading more of your work. Michelle

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  January 4, 2017 at 3:35 pm
  Thanks, Michelle. I’m glad you stopped by today!
  
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righteousbruin9 Says:
January 4, 2017 at 1:48 pm
Sort of like a half-day of school, before a holiday. Every.minute.is.weighted.down.

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  January 4, 2017 at 3:34 pm
  Or the week AFTER school holidays… 😉
  
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braveandrecklessblog Says:
January 4, 2017 at 1:51 pm
Oh, I know those feelings!

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  January 4, 2017 at 3:34 pm
  🙂 My sympathies!
  
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dancingpalmtrees Says:
January 4, 2017 at 9:55 pm
Happy New Year! ♡ ☆
Great poem for winter. It was in the 40s & 50s for the holidays but the temperature are going down to the 30s tonight. Freezing temperature are about to hit New York City.

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  January 5, 2017 at 12:06 am
  Bundle up! We’re all layering and piling on the sweaters! Happy 2017 to you!
  
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Abhisek Mishra Says:
January 5, 2017 at 3:56 am
Too creative to paint the winter!😊

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  January 5, 2017 at 9:29 am
  On my drive to work each morning, I travel along a highway with many spots where there are frozen waterfalls. Every year, someone comes by with colourant to spray these frozen falls in vibrant colours- literally painting winter. 🙂 It’s quite pretty.
  
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  - Abhisek Mishra Says:
    January 5, 2017 at 11:47 am
    That’s the beauty of this nature 🙂
  - Shawn L. Bird Says:
    January 6, 2017 at 11:38 am
    🙂
Bibishan Says:
January 6, 2017 at 9:03 am
Can you read my mind or what??
🙂

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  January 6, 2017 at 11:38 am
  lol
  
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Jerry T. Johnson, Writer Says:
January 6, 2017 at 2:12 pm
Great poem! And just thinking, it’s only January

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  January 6, 2017 at 3:21 pm
  Our winter is usually over by the end of January, so that’s a good thing!
  
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paulmilnepoetry Says:
January 9, 2017 at 4:43 pm
Very wintry, suits my mood just now. Thanks, nice work.

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  January 11, 2017 at 10:10 am
  Thanks for stopping by, Paul.
  
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