Tuesday 20 December 2011

Burning

the day awakens to snowflakes falling
thick socks  and woolen sweaters bury my liking
hockey and curling fun, and snow sleighing
sipping an iced pina colada in my bikini ruby
i'd rather be, sandy beach and sun tanning 
until the winter wind blows by 









Posted for:   D'Verse Poets Pub - OpenLinkNight - every Tuesday at 3pm EST.
Poetry form:   Burns Stanza   - Imaginary Garden with Real Toads.   In this form, Robert Burns makes the first three lines rhyme with the fifth. The fourth and sixth lines become the second rhyming pair.

Also Shared with The Gooseberry Garden:   Prompt is Snow, December, Winter Vacations and Wildness 


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37 comments:

  1. nice...we have yet to get snow though it has finally turned colder...i want snow...i want to build snow men and forts and have snow ball fights...but if it is going to stay this warm...a christmas on the beach might not be a bad idea...i lived in FL for a couple years and have been swimming on new years before....nice write heaven...

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  2. Not much snow here yet at all, but getting cold at my hall. Would take the beach too. See look rhyme can come from you..haha

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  3. I'm inspired to imagine warmer days now. Wish me luck. :)
    Thanks for the enjoyable read.

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  4. Cold with no snow here, would love an iced pina colada on the beach right about now. Good job.

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  5. I agree. Beach, no snow!
    http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/this-christmas/

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  6. Well I live in the tropics. No snow at all. LOL But a BITING cold wind at night hehe ... check out my new entry for #OpenLinkNight :)

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  7. Hello.

    I love your poetry & would like to feature you on DMVculture.com.

    Thanks,

    RRA

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  8. Just got off the phone with my Mom in Florida I'm in NH...I hear ya sister! I hope you will consider sending me an email about what you are grateful for to add to this year's gratitude word quilt. It will be posted on my blog on Dec 31st. I am collecting expressions of gratitude from around the world.
    Gentle steps,
    Laura

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  9. Heaven, this post truly hit me. I definitely would rather be doing the pina colada on the beach! Wonderful verse.

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  10. Lovely poem Heaven. You can have sandy beaches if you come to Australia, lol! Although snow has its good points I'm sure...

    Denise

    I'll be announcing you as our FW this week very shortly! Congrats!

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  11. when i drove to work this morning, it snowed..but unfortunately stopped during the day...but a sunbath would be nice as well now..

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  12. Oh, me too...I would love to spend Christmas on a beach in the sun, although I think it would feel really weird. ;) Lovely poem and Happy Christmas to you.

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  13. So cold here now, snowed a little overnight and will again tonight but, not as bad (so far, thankfully) as they said it would be. It's the walking on ice anywhere I can't take anymore.

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  14. Yeah we had a bit of snow last week but it's since past. Snow does tend to heighten the holidays a bit, but I'd rather be on a beach any day of the year, holidays included. Nice write. Thanks

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  15. Summer will come back. It always does.

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  16. hot - cool - ice cold and burning!

    i'm confused by my temp...but this is great heaven :)

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  17. I'll take the beach over snow every single time!

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  18. and here i was wishing for snow, but you have managed to make me long for sunny skies and a pina colada! lol! thanks! ;)

    great read!

    http://magicinthebackyard.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/polaroids-of-delilah/

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  19. Love this line: "sipping an iced pina colada in my bikini ruby"

    ~Shawna
    (rosemarymint.wordpress.com)

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  20. Amen! I'll take the white of the sand any day. Listened to All I want for Christmas is a real good tan by Kenny Chesney today.

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  21. ~~~ yes!!! lovely! :) missing summer all winter long:)

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  22. i totally agree with you. i wanna be on the beach.

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  23. Fun. My Canadian grandfather was a curling pro...so I learned just recently. Stay warm.

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  24. oh lovely ... i can feel the winter from Hyderabad, a relatively warmer place in India ...

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  25. Though I write of winter and snow this week, there is no snow where I live now, but I'm originally from Nova Scotia so I remember that longing for warmer times.

    Lovely write!

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  26. Come to Florida! It'll be 80 degrees this week...

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  27. Heaven,

    You've got it right! Once upon a time, white Christmases were fun. I'm with you.

    I hope the spirit of the season brings happiness.

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  28. Nice write! I live in Florida and today it's 70 degrees :) I wish it was colder :)

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  29. LOL! I like the contrasts in your poem. ;-)

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  30. Ah, Heaven, we share a similar relationship with winter: a near-necessity for our home areas (and Christmas). But that's enough, no more, thank you.
    Someday, when I grow up, I shall winter in the south (maybe of France). Hey, it's my fantasy, right?
    Lovely work, my friend. Have a wonderful holiday.

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  31. No snow here where I live... but I loved the way u described it.
    thatz the beauty of writing, it can make u feel wat u have never felt before.

    Nice read
    Merry Christmas !!

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