Tuesday 27 December 2011

Day Twenty Seven: 'Snowhenge' by Jayne Stanton

'Snowhenge'


morning roads snow-blocked

vehicles lie snow-shocked


railway station snow-lined

routes to nowhere snow-signed


High Street snow-stalled

Castle grounds snow-walled


Steep Hill snow-swagged

Christmas Market snow-gagged


Strugglers Inn snowbound

Bishop’s Palace snow-crowned


Minster towers snow-carved

Uphill, downhill: snow-halved


wrought iron snow-crafted

bare trees snow-grafted


sleeping city snow-claimed

inner beauty snow-framed



Jayne Stanton


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6 comments:

  1. Jayne Stanton27 December 2011 at 15:33

    Please note, the poem should read without the line: 'I look forward...'!

    Jayne Stanton
    http://poeticlicensee.blogspot.com/

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  2. poetrycalendar27 December 2011 at 15:37

    sorted that out now, sorry, it has been one of those days!

    Thanks

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  3. Jayne Stanton27 December 2011 at 15:39

    Many thanks :)

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  4. Jayne Stanton27 December 2011 at 15:45

    To those of you who may be interested, this poem was inspired by my native city (Lincoln) in the snow last year. Weather conditions were such that its Christmas market was cancelled for the first time.

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  5. olivia byard27 December 2011 at 19:37

    I like the hyphenation here, the adept rhymes, and the simplicity

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  6. Jayne Stanton27 December 2011 at 22:48

    Thanks, Olivia :)

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