Notice of absence from Tom Dylan
Sorry if there is a delay in responses. Sometimes life gets in the way. As John Lennon said, life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
Sorry if there is a delay in responses. Sometimes life gets in the way. As John Lennon said, life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
My wife peers out of the curtains
It’s snowed, she says.
For children that’s a day of fun,
snowball fights, sliding, sledging
and building snowmen.
Outside the world appears to be a
magical landscape
like Narnia.
If the snow had fallen in December
it would have
felt festive,
a Yuletide backdrop,
a Christmas card scene.
In the drudgery of January
it just feels bloody cold.
A man walking his black Labrador
struggles to stay upright,
as his hound pulls him onward
like a sled-dog.
A car skids on the ice
back wheels spinning.
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Tom Dylan (
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A picture of winter painted in words that I remember from my younger years before moving to warmer climes. Nicely worded it brings back memories of colder days.
Thanks a lot for your comments, Soren. Really appreciated. The first week of the year has been a cold one in the UK.
Very accurate about how it is received at different times of the year, enjoyed the read
Yes, it occurred to me that if we would have had snow in December it would have seemed festive. In January, it is just cold. Thanks for your comments.
You are very welcome
Yes, it has been so cold this new year in the UK. The novelty of pretty soon wears off when the conditions get dangerous. Fun for kids, concerning for adults. Much enjoyed Tom. We have sun today and the temp is above freezing 🙂
Oh yes, the novelty soon wore off. 🙂 It looks very nice from inside but treacherous if you need to go anywhere. Glad to be back to normal this week. Thanks for your comments.
I remember the first time I lived in a snowy location in January, wondering how could we start the year with such frigid conditions! This poem captures it all and more… 🙏🏻👍🏻🕊
Yes, it really made the first week back after the holidays rather tricky. Thanks for your comments. Appreciated.
Be warm, keep safe. Oh and enjoy the stuff that this climate brings, if you can… that’s what kept me sane. All the best! 👍🏻🙏🏻🕊
You paint a perfect picture os what I see outside my window today. I don't even feel like trudging through the snow on my deck to fill the bird feeder. It is the January Blues, and you capture it so well. Good write!
Yes, in December the landscape would have seemed festive. Just seems bleak now. Thanks a lot for your comments, Bella.
You paint this picture perfectly.
Thanks so much, brother. Really appreciated.
Excellent write Tom
Thanks a lot, Tony. Really appreciated.
You're welcome Tom
Whoa!!!! I love, love, LOVE this exquisite verbal photograph of the quintessential winter, and January at that, moment! Awesome and rendered to sweet perfection with imagery to sweep us off our feet, with a haunting poignancy that knows our souls too keenly well. Thank you so very much for sharing!
Woah back at you, Missy. Thanks so much for your comments. It is comments like yours that keep me inspired. Really appreciated.
You just nailed both January and snow Tom .. Its funny how our likes change and what makes us happy as we approach our very own winter isn't it .. I very much enjoyed my visit here today and likewise assign the prestigious dubble 👍👍🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧..
The prestigious double thumbs up.. I am honoured. Thanks a lot for your comments, Neville. Really appreciated.
Such very true words Tom.
Andy
Thanks so much, Andy. Really appreciated.
I love it.
Thanks a lot for your comments, GenX. Really appreciated.
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