[Critique Group 2] My Submission for January 30th

[Abbie Taylor]

I decided to try my hand at another poem incorporating all five senses. I wrote one last fall that I sent to the WPL list. I decided not to send it to National Braille Press's contest because I doubted I'd use the gift card if I won because I don't shop there very often. See what you think of this poem, though.

LISTEN TO WINTER

Hear the silent snowfall.
See white flakes swirl.
Feel the warmth of two pairs of socks.
Breathe in the aroma of cocoa.
Taste the hot chocolate.

Outdoors, one degree below zero,
feel the frozen snow beneath your feet.
See streets, sidewalks, grass, swathed in white.
Hear the whine of a snow blower.
Smell the exhaust from idling cars.
Back indoors, enjoy more hot cocoa.

Abbie Johnson Taylor, Author http://abbiescorner.wordpress.com
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