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dVerse Tuesday Poetics — Northern Winter Drama

Posted by Lisa or Li on

Northern Winter Drama

We are gauze wrapped,
warped scratchy cocoons,
suffered abrading wounds,
suspended trapped torsos.

We twist, resigned captives,
winter’s frostbitten hairshirts,
prey of waking hibernation,
doomed chattels until melt.

In full swing of Spring:
All this happened, more or less.

 

 

Punam is today’s host of dVerse’ Poetics Tuesday. Punam says:
The following are some opening lines. Please choose one as the closing line of your poem.

I chose #3:

All this happened, more or less.
— from _Slaughterhouse-Five_ by Kurt Vonnegut

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  1. rothpoetry's avatar rothpoetry says:
    February 25, 2026 at 6:46 pm

    I think it all happened just as you said!! :>)

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      February 25, 2026 at 6:51 pm

      lol thanks, Dwight. Winter weather can blow things out of proportion, just a tad … but soon forgotten when Spring gets its green little butt here.

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  2. Rob Kistner's avatar Rob Kistner says:
    February 25, 2026 at 7:34 pm

    Brrrrr…. Lisa — you got my teeth chattering — and I think got a rash from the hair shirt my friend… ;)

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      February 25, 2026 at 9:32 pm

      Rob, my work here is done ;)

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  3. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:
    February 25, 2026 at 8:04 pm

    waking hibernation…that’s an excellent description (K)

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      February 25, 2026 at 9:35 pm

      K, thanks!

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  4. Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬'s avatar Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ says:
    February 25, 2026 at 9:27 pm

    Ekphrastic much? I’ve got frostbite! 👏🏼

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      February 25, 2026 at 9:38 pm

      Nancy, in a month (hopefully) it will be healed.

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