Star of the show
First Frost Challenge
Blearily
I peek outside as
Sun’s gentle rays greet a new day.
Yesterday’s Kodachrome vibrant scene
has faded…
overlaid with
a powdery coat.
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Madam Sunshine
dials up her smile…
a spot light on
sprinkled dainty diamonds,
glinting and sparkling on
lush lawns and Grevillea ground-cover alike.
Spiderwebs are pristine doilies of fine lace.
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Frost!
Is that really you?
It’s been so long!
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Can it be true?
Creeping out for a closer look
Puffs of breath mingle with my Labrador’s…
His icy backyard is an abstract canvas of doggy paw prints
Randomly crisscrossing…
hither and thither…
an intricate design created in the wake of his twitching nose.
*
Mr Frost melts away…
he‘ll surprise me with
a longer stay, another day…
a magical wonderland to bestow.
Here amongst the gum trees, kangaroos and the odd galah…
softly falling Snow is a No-show…
Jack Frost is Winter’s star!
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Recalling an Aussie frost, whilst our Spring is vibrantly springing.
Originally written for last year’s Frosted Verse challenge below, but fitting for The Sound of First Frost Challenge.
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Comments (5)
Wonderful, Angie! The final stanza really stood out to me! Especially “Here amongst the gum trees, kangaroos and the odd galah… softly falling Snow is a No-show… Jack Frost is Winter’s star!” Really cast frost as a celebrity in your part of the world!
This poem is a delight, Angie! I especially loved the alliteration of sprinkled dainty diamonds. The pic is spectacular!
Beautiful imagery, I too really enjoyed the “abstract” stanza
Nice one, Angie. Do you have much frost where you are?
Oh nooooo, Mr Frost, please don't melttttt. Hehehehhe. Loved your poem!