[Critique Group 2] Leonard's comments on Alice's sub

[Leonard Tuchyner]

The word-pictures you paint 
 
clearly shows that poetry comes in many forms 
 
with the spice of the season.  
 
Each picture is exquisite. 
 
Some are cheerful, 
 
and others harsh, 
 
but all beautiful. 
 
There is one section which is  devoted just to sounds.
 
I like that.
 
Thank you for taking me on your journey.
 
  
 
Midwinter Musesfor a Midwestern Poet
 
  
 
poem by AliceJane-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.
 
This is one I am fond of.
 
  
 
  
 
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 theDecember issue of NEWSREEL magazine.
 
  
 
Enjoy this special holiday season!
 
Talk with you on the 29th—Alice—Stay safe, well,and warm!
 
  



 
 
Leonard I. Tuchyner, Author
 
https://www.dldbooks.com/tuchyner/
 
  
 
 

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