Winter fairyland (Chained Renga)

Tournesol Tournesol dans un jardin 2014-12-162014-12-16 1 Minute

Eyes to the sky
snowflake blinds me
can’t help but smile

first snowstorm begins softly
showering for two days

cars skidding
drivers honk
impatience reigns

placid
watching through the bay window
sighing with relief

no place to go but sit tight
admiring the snow falling

wobbling
on snow filled sidewalks
climbing over snowbanks

cars stuck in knee high snow
cycles lost in powdered frost

ornate trees
winter fairyland parks, decked
in white coverlets

eyes fixed on blinding snow
recalling childhood winters.

Carpe Diem Timeglass

Published by Tournesol

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Published 2014-12-162014-12-16

8 thoughts on “Winter fairyland (Chained Renga)”

mihrank says:

2014-12-16 at 01:55

beautiful & peaceful!

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martha0stout says:

2014-12-16 at 19:22

That poor bike… It will never be seen until spring!

Those words were beautiful and painted a lovely picture!

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2014-12-16 at 19:34
  
  Thanks, Martha. I think the snow will be removed or melt soon, not sure in what shape the bike will be though:)
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:

2014-12-16 at 21:06

Somehow the city makes the snow more of a burden than a joy.. but sitting inside watching is not so bad…

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2014-12-17 at 02:18
  
  And not having a vehicle this year makes me relax.
  
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Bastet says:

2014-12-18 at 11:31

Your city chained renga is fantastic .. love the images … and happy I can’t see them too up close, egoist that I am. 😀

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2014-12-18 at 16:29
  
  it’s melting so quickly now…last night walking home the snow ever light, mild temp, felt like Christmas Eve…not too much so travellers can visit their family safely. I hope it stays within the 5 degrees it is until after Christmas so people can get around.
  
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  1. Bastet says:
    
    2014-12-19 at 06:05
    
    We’ll keep our fingers crossed … traveling in ice and snow is not good at all!
    
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