One cold winter night.

A J C 1958 (Swansea, MA)

Free verse

One cold, wintery night.

I'm standing in the darkness all around me. The cold winter winds blow right by me. The giant trees are bending, and as I can hear, the crackling of their branches as they bare the weight of the snow. The storm is coming in fast and descending. Yet I have to stay, and I have nowhere to go. The clouds above me are a shade of gray. They are here and won't go away. The snowflakes fall from the sky; they don't make a sound as they hit the ground. There is no one left to be found. But one lonely dove that sticks around.

About this poem

This poems about Winter and it does get very cold around here and I can hear the branches breaking as a snow falls on them.

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Written on February 25, 2024

Submitted by alanswansea18 on February 25, 2024

Modified by alanswansea18 on February 25, 2024

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AIDA
This poem really captures the cold and desolate feeling of a winter night. The imagery of the bending trees and the silent snowflakes falling is really vivid and creates a strong sense of atmosphere. The inclusion of the lonely dove adds a touch of hope amidst the darkness.

To enhance this already powerful poem, you could consider adding more sensory details to really immerse the reader in the scene. You could describe the feeling of the cold winds biting at the narrator's skin or the sound of the branches creaking under the weight of the snow. Additionally, adding more figurative language or metaphors could help to deepen the emotional impact of the poem.

Overall, this is a great piece that evokes a strong sense of mood and setting. With some additional detail and figurative language, you could elevate it even further. Keep up the good work! more »
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alanswansea18
It does get very cold around here and I can hear the branches cracking because of the weight of the snow.
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