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Poetry
The Bane of Winter
Fly Away
by Maddy Brown-Clark
by Sandy J, Tennyson
I sleep under the cold moon
And the frozen stars
On the frigid ground
That cracks and creaks«
Beneath nimble feet
And my cold breath
Ascends to the sky
Like a spirit returning on high
Some nights there is snow- |
It stays awhile then it goes
.
Washed away by freezing rain J *
Leaving behind a sheet of ice again
And I wonder
How will the homeless
Keep warm and safe from harm?
In the cold, cold winter
In the bane of winter.
I imagine going into the great blue yonder
Far out into the great heavens of near bliss
Where everything is totally siient and beautiful
Angels fly with wings lifted high above their halos
Souls reach out to spirits of the heavenly hosts
Everything is tranquil and beyond stress and upset
The mind is concentrating on all the hopes and needs of humanity
World problems are not even around any entity in this place
There is peace and love all over the place of flight
I have chosen to “fly away” to this wonderful place *
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Snow
by Daniel Cox ' .
Snow is cool. It filters the air,
its crispness Relights my senses.
Jack Frost nips at our noses,
while his little-known brother
Joe hurls slush on our toes. ■■■.
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