Shining, Sparkling Snow
Bright day, 0ºC
my feet dream
of skates, snowshoes, skis.
Winter calls out
love me, you–
today in my glory
and I’ll dazzle
your eyes and soul.
Dark eyelashes shield me
from sun mirrored snow
twice the light
of a summer day.
Enamored,
clothed in layers,
I don the boots
with metal blades
and carve the ice
with my heart.
Warmth of friends,
kids laughing,
Midwest joy captured
in wintry embrace
gliding until we fall.
Have a favorite cold-weather sport? How do you like winter?
Gracias for reading Fake Flamenco. ¡Olé! –Rebecca
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Hello Rebecca! Great poem! I really loved the imagery you painted…hope you had a great day on the ice! I’ve done that before and have become great friend of the ice as we met so often and so frequent, hehehe…anyways, great pic and it looks like a lovely day! Grey and rainy today in Valencia, very unusual, but it takes days like these to appreciate sunny ones! All the best,
Francisco
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Thank you, Francisco! Yes, walking on ice can be a challenge without skates, even with them! It snowed all yesterday so although it’s cloudy today is luminous.
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Luminous is good!
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Yes, thanks to the Spanish influence on my vocabulary : ) The sun has scattered the clouds now and its dazzling.
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Wow! Getting better and better!
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My winter sport is looking for summer. LOLOL
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Ha ha. : ) It’s a long run from here to Texas!
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I admire anyone who can stay upright on the ice 😊
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Thanks, I did for a while! Then I fell and pulled a muscle doing cartoon eggbeater legs as I went down.
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😬💜
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Thanks, a neighbor leant me crutches so I don’t need to crab walk to get around now. 🙂
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😬 ❤️
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Beautiful in photos but I’m much too prone to falling on my backside 🙂 🙂
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Yes, falling well is key! I worked at not falling and my left shin isn’t happy with me…
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A wonderful wintry poem. And images too. No winter for us this year in the UK. Only water …. 😦
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Thank you Margaret! Hope all your rain produces a beautiful spring!
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Mud up to the knees 😦
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May your wellies be waterproof! Mine sat in the sun too long…
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Awesome photos. I love them.
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Thank you, Roy. It was a beautiful day although I fractured my ankle with my fall!
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