Sun hides behind arms;
icy fingers and frozen palms
of sundogs’ tack to a waiting time
faithful as smoke rising vertically
from chimney’s dimpling
heavy sky traveling southwest
in loping winter gallop
pearlized clouds part
in mauve appreciation
beneath a slate-gray
warning of northern pounce
flat prairie sky, stippled
with slow waft of winter sparrows
pulling sunrise or sunset
up under their wings
as coverlet drawn
for its season’s rest
a cold wind bays
like dying hounds
Author notes
prompt: There's a cold wind blowing
jpg = ICE_Trees-D. Lamee Hanson
In a list
A contest entry
- Prompt contest by Frozentearz.
750 points, ended January 10, 14 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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I could feel the chill.
Wonderfully creative and filled with color and sound. Congratulations on your trophy. A truly gripping write. ~Pamela 
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ty, winter is not my favorite.
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i loved the images/words in this (ex: loping winter gallop, pulling a sunset or sunrise up under their wings) & the mention of birds,hounds and other animals. it made it almost enchanting and detached at the same time. if that makes sense.
basically, i thought it was just super.
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ty for your kind comment...I do tend to be an imagist and to write off the far edge.
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As always your way of expressing is wonderful
I love where this prompt took you and me the reader
Thanks for joining in warm thoughts.
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hugssssssssss.....
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my hound actually bays..............way too much.
<333, nice work
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I have been in need of some quiet after my on BRAY.....lol hugs gf.
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