[Critique Group 2] poem for the 29th critique session of Group 2, 183 words

[Alice Massa]

Ho! Ho! Ho! Jolly Holidays, Group 2 writer friends!Sending you all 
Hanukkah and Christmas wishes from the snowland of Milwaukee 
tonight!Below is my poem for the 29^th .

*Midwinter Muses for a Midwestern Poet*

poem by Alice Jane-Marie Massa

In the midst of a long Midwestern winter,

poetry comes.

Yes, poetry comes

on the delicate lace of a snowflake,

midst the feathery wings of a snow angel,

but also in the stinging bites of sleet

around the snowdrifting barnyard.

Poetry also comes

beneath the streetlights of salt-covered sidewalks,

on the rosy cheeks of a happy child,

and under the big hat of a forever smiling snowman.

Still, still in the midst of a long Midwestern winter,

poetry comes.

Ah, yes, poetry comes

alongside the clear chimes of the cathedral bells,

in the snap of Jack Frost’s fingers,

upon the cutting sounds of gliding ice skates,

in the padded applause of mittened hands,

within the whirl of a wintry wind,

with the muffled laughter of sledders on a sloping terrain.

 From the mesmerizing stillness of a below-zero night,

oh, at this midnight hour,

poetry has come

and has settled into my old wooden rocking chair,

is kept warm with this woolen afghan

beside which my Leader Dog Willow

softly sleeps.

Number of words 183

The above poem , in an audio version, appeared in the December issue of 
NEWSREEL magazine.

Enjoy this special holiday season!

Talk with you on the 29^th —Alice—Stay safe, well, and warm!
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