Thursday, December 2, 2010

Enough (Big Tent Prompt)

Winter Hope

Shorter days follow
longer nights. Darkness
chills every hollow.
Still hope whispers
there is light enough.

Victoria Hendricks
December 2, 2002
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19 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 3, 2010 at 12:25 AM

    So there is - reflected from the blinding snow!
    A nice, neat poem.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 3, 2010 at 12:58 AM

    I agree with Viv; an excellent poem. Sometimes, less is definitely more.

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  3. nanDecember 3, 2010 at 3:40 AM

    I enjoyed this. It was tight and strong - and most definitely enough to convey a moment of winter.

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  4. LindaDecember 3, 2010 at 6:12 AM

    You've captured that sense of winter and the pale light—just enough.

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  5. barbaraDecember 3, 2010 at 7:07 AM

    Nice, neat essence of winter.
    Do you ever wish Hope were less self-effacing? I could use a (metaphoric, of course) two by four of hope across the skull now and then.

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  6. VictoriaDecember 3, 2010 at 7:08 AM

    Thank you all four for liking and commenting on my little winter poem. I'm was surprised when I wrote it that this was my response to the prompt- just glad it worked. I'm off to your blogs now.

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  7. flaubertDecember 3, 2010 at 9:13 AM

    A concise poem.
    Pamela

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  8. ElizabethDecember 3, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    Just enough light for hope. Sounds like a metaphor for life as well as for winter.

    Elizabeth

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  9. MaryDecember 3, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    Yes, there is always light enough! Good to remember as we head for the shortest day of the year.

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  10. Tumblewords:December 3, 2010 at 1:02 PM

    Terrific! It's perfectly penned!

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  11. PeggyDecember 3, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    I just love this one, Victoria. Enough light whispered by hope. Wonderful.

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  12. debDecember 3, 2010 at 5:58 PM

    Just the right sense here. Good use of brevity.

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  13. AnonymousDecember 3, 2010 at 9:03 PM

    I love it when someone can capture a profound thought in just "enough" words. Perfect!
    Mine is here:
    http://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/sunday-160-el-shaddai/

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  14. Judy RoneyDecember 4, 2010 at 5:14 AM

    I just love this poem and this philosophy of "enough".

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  15. gautami tripathyDecember 4, 2010 at 8:00 AM

    I agree with Judy!

    astral music

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  16. AnonymousDecember 4, 2010 at 6:44 PM

    i like that last line a lot and i like how brief this is -- an example of just a tad bit of light, like the subject of the poem.

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  17. Cynthia ShortDecember 5, 2010 at 10:32 AM

    I absolutely love small pieces that get their idea across in few words. This was perfect!

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  18. sbDecember 7, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    A Solstice poem! You've caught it beautifully.

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  19. VictoriaDecember 29, 2010 at 8:51 PM

    Thanks everybody for so many wonderful confirming comments, and yes, sb, it was intended as a solstice poem.

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