This Poem was Submitted By: Jana Buck Hanks On Date: 2007-10-29 13:58:53 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Winter's Magic

Cobwebbed doorways whisper silence down blackened hallways to stop the world in magic. Lace curtains fight back the cold, frost advances on the panes, poems locked in icy death wing their way toward heaven on the feathers of black birds flying in the frozen wind. Who gives voice to truth? Whence comes the light? Mothers fold twilight in their hands garments enfolded in ecstacy lingering until branching dawn, the timeless moon clouds the eyes of man.

Copyright © October 2007 Jana Buck Hanks

Additional Notes:
poem sketching using the words: ecstasy, linger, dawn, garments, timeless, cloud, moon, branch, mother, folds, twilight, branch, voice, truth, whence, light, doorways, hallways, whisper, stop.


This Poem was Critiqued By: Claire H. Currier On Date: 2007-11-05 09:32:22
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.92308
Well done Jana the way you have penned the words bringing forth images of the coming seasons.....fall into winter,bringing forth a time of change as we set our clocks back this past weekend, the children celebrating Halloween with all the ghostly things abound, the sight of the full moon as it appeared in the nights sky and the wind whispering in the woods as leaves continue to fall to the ground. Very enjoyable. Thanks for posting, going on my list surely.....God Bless, Claire


This Poem was Critiqued By: Thomas Edward Wright On Date: 2007-11-04 15:54:29
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
JBH- I think I missed something. But, that's not unusual. Moon clouds the eyes of man. That's unusual. A statement I'm trying to get my arms around. Like twilight: the garments enfolded in ecstacy (sp?)... Winter magic. Help . Hanging around, wondering, TEW
This Poem was Critiqued By: Lora Silvey On Date: 2007-10-29 20:50:58
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.83333
Jana, Breath-taking, exillerating, wish I had written it. I guess it's safe to say that the writers block has passed....LOL. With your accomplished pen you've written such discriptive lines, but as with dreams and night wanderings I best like; the timeless moon clouds the eyes of man...that is so profound and makes a powerful statement. No nits from this reader, kudos! Namaste' Lora
This Poem was Critiqued By: Rene L Bennett On Date: 2007-10-29 16:39:45
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.70000
Wow, you describe winter as is...brrrr. I got cold reading this...lol. I could really relate to the part of the curtain fighting back the cold. Great imagery. Rene'
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