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welcome winter, my love

September 8, 2013
By SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
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I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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Winter is a wise gentleman, and me beguiles
Summer, a hot naughty boy, pesky as Peeves
Spring, a fair young maiden, gathering smiles
Autumn, a fine lady, all dressed up in leaves


Each of these lovely people, I so adore
And yet ‘tis that gentleman, all in white, clad
I so desire to stay longer and try to allure
Some may so often symbolize him sad

His demeanor though I find genteel and refined
His trod so soft, amongst snowflakes brought along
His and mine pleasures, pains so aligned
His frosty, wintry touch, I await all year long

October but half-way and you’ll be here, sir
I’ll put on boots to greet you and that coat of fur

© Thomas W., Scituate, MA

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I guess I just love winter, and can't wait for it :)
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SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on Dec. 14 2013 at 11:46 am
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
75 articles 16 photos 1136 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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Oh Thanks SO MUCH! This comment just brightened up my day!
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 21 2013 at 6:32 am
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
75 articles 16 photos 1136 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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Good. Then I'll change that line :)  May good fortune rule over you. Peace Live in your heart and the stars watch over you. Love, Saphira.
Nella.Girl97 BRONZE said...
on Nov. 20 2013 at 3:24 pm
Nella.Girl97 BRONZE, Ashland, Wisconsin
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&quot;Keep on dreaming even if it breaks your heart.&quot;

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Love the symolism and personification in this poem! You do a good job Saphira...Very good!
TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 19 2013 at 7:38 pm
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
72 articles 0 photos 860 comments

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&quot;Never fear shadows. They simply mean there&#039;s a light shining somewhere nearby.&quot; - Unknown

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I like that much better... I've missed you too (: I kind of took a break when marching band took over my life xD but anyway. I'm reading more of yours when i get the chance... (:
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 18 2013 at 5:41 am
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
75 articles 16 photos 1136 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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JETTA!!! Oh My I have missed you and your work. I am definitely coming over to your hobbit hole soon and reading loads. You changed your name see thats why I couldn't find you. You have to tell about stuff like changing the name! Oh and now coming to this comment, OH MY YOU really made my day :D :D  It's the one thing I felt like I really lacked in and you say you like my diction. WOW. thanks. And you're SO right. I guess I REALLY wanted to incorporated "Peeves" into it so I just went with leaves instead of being a little more creative. Okay..umm...tell me how would it be if I wrote "...Autumn, a fine lady, that threads of gold weaves.." ??   And I AM SO Glad that you like it. and that it made you like winter. Oh and LOL check out the amount of caps on this comment..hehhehhee I guess you excited me too much. Thank you so much. AND I have missed you a lot over here. And don't disappear again. Love always, Saphira.
TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 17 2013 at 5:03 pm
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
72 articles 0 photos 860 comments

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&quot;Never fear shadows. They simply mean there&#039;s a light shining somewhere nearby.&quot; - Unknown

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Adding to my comment, you made me like winter... hehe (:
TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 17 2013 at 5:02 pm
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
72 articles 0 photos 860 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never fear shadows. They simply mean there&#039;s a light shining somewhere nearby.&quot; - Unknown

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I love when sonnets are correctly written... <3 Your diction is AMAZING. That's one thing I want to work on, learning new words. Really, this is really good. I really like the whole personification of the thing. I love reading your work!! The only line I would change myself is the last line of the first stanza. It's a little cliche for my taste and kind of seems like you just stuck it in there 'cause it rhymed. I'm sure you can come up with soemthing else. (: WIth that aside, I really like this poem. Nice job.
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 20 2013 at 6:16 pm
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York, New York
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&quot;Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light&quot; --Dylan Thomas

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I miss you too! I will go reply in the forum so that I dont blow up your poems comments section! I havent written in god knows how long.....still waiting for the right inspiration! Oh well :( Talk to you soon hopefully!
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on Oct. 20 2013 at 3:54 am
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
75 articles 16 photos 1136 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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Oh Thank you both. Oh and Liv. I missed you So much. well, I think I wrote on that thread but anyway, it wasn't that much of a dance, more like a function with performances and dinner after....It went great. I looked great...hehehehe :P And had fun. Its awesome. But studies are overloading me :(   AND THANK YOU. I like this one too.
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 17 2013 at 11:29 pm
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York, New York
38 articles 0 photos 445 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light&quot; --Dylan Thomas

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Awesome Dua! Long time no talk, completely my fault. SORRY! I really miss talking to you. Did that dance that you were talking about happen? School is awesome for me, hope all is awesome fo you too <3 Love you             ~Liv btw keep rockin and awesome sauce poem i loooove wintaa
MahnoorR BRONZE said...
on Oct. 9 2013 at 1:12 pm
MahnoorR BRONZE, Jhelum, Other
3 articles 2 photos 5 comments

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&quot;Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and above all, those who live without love.&quot; -Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<br /> <br /> &quot;When the well is empty, we know the worth of water.&quot;<br /> -William Shakespeare

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Wondeful! :D