dVerse Poetics Tuesday — Snow Siren Sea

Snow Siren Sea 

I like its brightness on scape,
white bleaching in stillness
my warm house like a cozy ship,
through portholes gaze upon
frozen sea, where I imagine,
bundled up, winter sailor, I brave
to swim through it with muk-
a-luks to island of parting siren.

Warming frozen lock with mittened
paws, it blessedly clicks.
Oh memory, ice solid,
that indeed the tank is nectar full
for shining beauty with her special,
whirling song. Foolish
be the blockade of unliquid
crystal flakes and boulders

who, mesmerized, riff
and flee with their own beguilement.
Cherry-cheeked, sparkly-eyed,
I trudge and turn in time,
a winter puppet’s pirouette,
round and round, in their dance.
Soon all weary, we retire
to our places, frozen, warm, a-rest.

Kim is today’s host of dVerse’ Poetics Tuesday. Kim says:
I would like you to write about snow as you see, feel or imagine it, in any form you wish, using clear imagery as crisp as fresh-fallen snow.

 

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  1. “my warm house like a cozy ship,
    through portholes gaze upon
    frozen sea, where I imagine”

    I love this idea.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      <3 :) I've been snowed in since Friday, and in the words of REM, "I feel fine."

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  2. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:

    Snow can definitely bring out the child in us. But a warm room is a welcome port. (K)

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  3. lynn__'s avatar lynn__ says:

    A delightful perspective from your porthole, Lisa! I especially like the final verse :)

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  4. Helen's avatar Helen says:

    A Disney Imagineer would have a field day with this poem Lisa … bringing it to life. Love it.

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  5. I like snow and the pretty white coating it can put on trees and other objects – but everything in moderation, especially when it comes to driving in snow or snow shoveling!😆

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  6. bruce@ssa's avatar bruce@ssa says:

    Lisa, I too absolutely loved the concept of the warm house as a cozy ship, and immediately imagined ours as being similar…looking out our porthole windows today at a sea of frozen white. This is one of my all-time favorites you’ve written. Excellent!

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  7. White bleaching in stillness… beautiful 😍

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  8. rothpoetry's avatar rothpoetry says:

    Very nicely written, Lisa. You know all about snow where you live. I really like you description of being a sailor on a sea of snow. You will definitely need your mukluks in all that snow!

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  9. Gillena Cox's avatar Gillena Cox says:

    Nice one, Lisa
    Thanks for dropping by my blog

    🎇much love

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  10. lifelessons's avatar lifelessons says:

    Love the snow seen as the sea…

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  11. jaerose37's avatar jaerose37 says:

    I love those warming mittens and cherry cheeks – a wonderful exploration of the world outside your window – Jae

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