Child of Winter
A Frosted Verse Challenge Entry
Winter’s child is awakened by cold and dazzling frost
She stirs, then rises, finding earth’s glory thus embossed
With icy drops of dewy white encapsulated by the cold
Winter's whimsy spreads wide, greeted by a joyful soul.
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She hums a merry tune of the new seasonal delights
Immerses in the frosted spirals, marveling at the sight
She beckons the crisp cold air, breathing of its magic
The season enraptures her heart in beauty most ecstatic.
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She dances and she frolics, a wispy fairy on the lawn
A frosted rose in winter, enchantment visualized at dawn,
No words can do her justice as she moves and sways
The allure of her rime riddled rhythm, bids winter stay.
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Frost begins to melt at visions of the fair, winter child
Emboldened by her receipt, it dares dally to visit for a while,
In reply, the wind whips about, whispering through the trees,
“Happy Winter, Child of Mine, this day is yours to seize”.
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Cindy Calder
From Charleston SC - "I am still learning." Michelangelo
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She hums a merry tune of the new seasonal delights. Wonderful poem. Nicely done!!! Well deserved win.
Congratulations on the well-deserved win!🎉🎉🎉
I love the optimism and joy in your poem - I can picture this scene perfectly from your poetic description. Congrats!
Beautifully magical. Exceptional rhyme scheme! Excellent writing overall.
Well done on placing, well-deserved!
This has such a whimsical feeling that I like so much, especially in the third stanza, that ones my favorite. Congrats on making runner-up!
Congratulations on Runner Up - Well deserved!!
"A frosted rose in winter, enchantment visualized at dawn"- This is so pretty, Cindy, congratulations!
Returning to say congratulations on placing in the challenge, Cindy! Richly deserved!
Congratulations!🤩… very whimsical.
Woahhhh! This poem truly deserves a win Congratulations Cindy!🎉🎉 You're amazing 🤗💖
Yay Cindy!!!!! Congrats on honourable mention for the Frosted Verse Challenge!! 🎉
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
A beautiful entry to the challenge. Congratulations on placing!
Great job 👏
What a frosty charm this is. Nice work Cindy - Well done!!
I feel like a child every winter. A chance to play in the snow besides shoveling like building a snowman or fort and making snow angels. Good work.
Woaah! What a frosty, dazzling little masterpiece! The imagery dances right off the page—crisp, magical, and bursting with winter charm. "Child of Winter" feels like a whispered ode to nature's glittery mischief-maker!🌺😊
This is delightful entry to the challenge, Cindy! I absolutely love the idea of winter’s child! The final line is like a poetic exclamation point to the entire poem!
Gosh this was so wonderfully stunning! I'm in love with your poem!
Wonderful work Cindy, well done!✨💕
Amazing poem! ✨
Cindy this is a little bit of wintery, frosty magic! loved it
That is beautiful. There is such joy in both the words and the flow. Well done.
Cindy, those last two lines were just... spectacular!! I loved this so much!! The imagery, sensory elements and just awe striking beauty of the moment you captured here!