Frozen in the Heartland
Winter can be brutal.29 total reviews
Comment from Richard Montfort Cary
Wow! I'm standing at my desk in front of your poem, and I'm FREEZING! Been there back in the day.... Good details. Good rhymes. Good humor. Not easy to put all that together and succeed so well!
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2021
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Wow! I'm standing at my desk in front of your poem, and I'm FREEZING! Been there back in the day.... Good details. Good rhymes. Good humor. Not easy to put all that together and succeed so well!
Comment Written 25-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2021
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Thank you so much, Richard, for the marvelous review of my poem. Fortunately, it has not gotten that cold around here yet. Rod
Comment from RGstar
Nicely done Rod.
I enjoyed reading through. Nice and formal, the stanzas transition nicely. Almost a story poem, the imagery is abundant. I almost got colder reading it, and that is saying something.
Well done.
Best wishes.
RGstar
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2021
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Nicely done Rod.
I enjoyed reading through. Nice and formal, the stanzas transition nicely. Almost a story poem, the imagery is abundant. I almost got colder reading it, and that is saying something.
Well done.
Best wishes.
RGstar
Comment Written 19-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2021
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Thank you so much, RGstar, for sharing my poem and your kind praise. Rod
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing this writing prompt entry with us. I could visualize the words you wrote. You did a great job with descriptions. Texas actually got hit last winter with freezing cold weather. Rarely does that happen.
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2021
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Thank you for sharing this writing prompt entry with us. I could visualize the words you wrote. You did a great job with descriptions. Texas actually got hit last winter with freezing cold weather. Rarely does that happen.
Comment Written 19-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2021
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Thank you, Barbara, for sharing my poem and your kind praise. I remember Texas getting hit last winter and sure hope that doesn't happen again. Rod
Comment from Janice Canerdy
Brrr! indeed! You have written a great one for this contest. Your poem is skillfully-written and vividly descriptive of DANGEROUS cold. I live in Mississippi. We think we're going to freeze to death if temps are in the twenties three days in a row!
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2021
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Brrr! indeed! You have written a great one for this contest. Your poem is skillfully-written and vividly descriptive of DANGEROUS cold. I live in Mississippi. We think we're going to freeze to death if temps are in the twenties three days in a row!
Comment Written 19-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2021
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Thank you so much, Janice, for your high praise of my poem. I live in Chicago, and envy Mississippi's temperate weather in the winter. I don't envy you during the hurricane season, however. Rod
Comment from amahra
This was a fine ice-cold pom and so fitting for the contest.
I found some seed, the feeder's full.
Yet bird bath's still a block of ice
a steaming kettle couldn't melt
despite my filling, pouring twice. [I'm glad you set this stanza off. I liked it.]
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2021
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This was a fine ice-cold pom and so fitting for the contest.
I found some seed, the feeder's full.
Yet bird bath's still a block of ice
a steaming kettle couldn't melt
despite my filling, pouring twice. [I'm glad you set this stanza off. I liked it.]
Comment Written 19-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2021
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I am so pleased you like my poem and the way I set off that one stanza. Many thanks for your kind praise, amahra.
Rod
Comment from lyenochka
That's really a shock when record lows happen "beyond Missouri, Tennessee." It's good that you had a working heater. I especially liked your compassion for the birds! Best wishes in the contest!
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2021
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That's really a shock when record lows happen "beyond Missouri, Tennessee." It's good that you had a working heater. I especially liked your compassion for the birds! Best wishes in the contest!
Comment Written 19-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2021
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Thank you, lyenochka, for sharing my poem. My birds may eat me out of house and home again this winter. Rod
Comment from Patty Palmer
You hit a lot of things to do and worry about the freezing weather. The only thing I would have liked to see was you making sure that you brought the dog in. Great job! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Good luck!
Patty
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2021
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You hit a lot of things to do and worry about the freezing weather. The only thing I would have liked to see was you making sure that you brought the dog in. Great job! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Good luck!
Patty
Comment Written 18-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2021
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I am delighted you enjoyed my cold weather poem, Patty. Many thanks for sharing.
Comment from Wendy G
What a lovely poem - in presentation, in theme and structure, and also in smooth rhyme and metre. At the same time you tell a story of compassion for the poor birds. Best wishes for your excellent entry.
Wendy
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2021
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What a lovely poem - in presentation, in theme and structure, and also in smooth rhyme and metre. At the same time you tell a story of compassion for the poor birds. Best wishes for your excellent entry.
Wendy
Comment Written 18-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2021
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Thank you very much, Wendy, for this great review of my poem.
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
It's nearing this kind of weather for sure in our country. Some like to go skiing, sliding, snowboarding, and ice fishing. I think they stay inside when the weather is frigid. No one likes frozen fingers.
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2021
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It's nearing this kind of weather for sure in our country. Some like to go skiing, sliding, snowboarding, and ice fishing. I think they stay inside when the weather is frigid. No one likes frozen fingers.
Comment Written 18-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2021
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Thank you very much, Rosemary, for sharing my poem. And stay warm!
Comment from Bill Schott
This poem, Frozen in the Heartland, depicts some super cold weather, which is braved for the sake of seeing after the wild birds. That's a bit nuts.
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2021
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This poem, Frozen in the Heartland, depicts some super cold weather, which is braved for the sake of seeing after the wild birds. That's a bit nuts.
Comment Written 18-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2021
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Thanks for sharing, Bill.
