Monday, February 3, 2014

Jack Frost


mischievous turned malicious
wielding icicles as shanks
plunge deep into each lung

shards stab and slash
slice and gash
no suggestion of foul play

red turned blue
robbed of breath
left gasping for air

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21 comments:

  1. Brian MillerFebruary 3, 2014 at 11:54 AM

    yikes.....vicious verse....
    its wet and cool here today....
    the damp makes it worse
    so i am feeling the nip

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2014 at 1:35 PM

    Kathryn! Thank you for the letter. I just made it to my post office box and am looking forward to opening and savoring it. It's quite the counterpoint to this spiked pen ~

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  3. GailFebruary 3, 2014 at 2:30 PM

    Strong...the truth of ice's destruction.

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  4. Samrat Babu KoiralaFebruary 3, 2014 at 3:13 PM

    Loved your articles and your blog. Greetings from Nepal!! Keep posting!! :)

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  5. Samrat Babu KoiralaFebruary 3, 2014 at 3:17 PM

    I just went through your homepage and read the poems and they are awesome...Bookmarked ur page!! :)))))

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  6. SusanFebruary 3, 2014 at 5:24 PM

    Wow. Yikes. I've not in the country anymore, but in a horror movie!

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  7. leanne can blogFebruary 3, 2014 at 9:55 PM

    Beautiful image & those words are quite scary!

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2014 at 12:27 AM

    The poem is full of ice and coldness. Yes, it is quite scary. But I simply love the photograph! It is incredibly beautiful!

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  9. NancyFebruary 4, 2014 at 6:55 AM

    Love the close up of the icicle -- great choice for your new header. :)

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  10. KamanaFebruary 4, 2014 at 8:25 AM

    sounds scary!

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  11. FireblossomFebruary 4, 2014 at 8:43 AM

    Oh my goodness. No Michael Keaton cute snowman here. Love the turnabout, and, being one who spends a lot of time outdoors in all seasons, I can relate!

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  12. FireblossomFebruary 4, 2014 at 8:44 AM

    ps--Tristan is a beauty, as are all your furfriends!

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  13. MarianFebruary 4, 2014 at 10:32 AM

    yikes!
    this looks like a hummingbird to me.

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  14. Susie ClevengerFebruary 4, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    First of all I love the photo....Definitely a scary piece...so vivid in its brevity. Fantastic write!!

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  15. ClaudiaFebruary 4, 2014 at 11:26 AM

    oh heck... i felt the choking in my throat... fear can do this...

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2014 at 1:57 PM

    Yeowch--cold can do that--as you clearly know. Well done. k.

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  17. MargaretFebruary 4, 2014 at 3:01 PM

    Yes, the cute little snow flakes and frost he leaves on the window has long since been replaced by far too many/much. I'm "over" him too for this year :)

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  18. GraceFebruary 4, 2014 at 6:23 PM

    stark ending though header picture is stunning ~ but then winter is something we live here, night & day ~ Hope it gets better in the coming days ~

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  19. MaryFebruary 4, 2014 at 6:49 PM

    That would be a dreadful way to die!

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  20. GabriellaFebruary 9, 2014 at 1:08 PM

    Chilling and powerful words!

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    1. Kathryn DycheFebruary 9, 2014 at 2:13 PM

      Thanks Gabriella, I creeped folks out with this one.

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