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[sylviahomeatlast]

it's very still and beautiful outside tonight--not even one breeze and 5 inches of snow, on rooftops, my patio tables, and yards---lovely for a winter night

[dooBdoo]

The "something nice" is you, (((sylviahomeatlast))). Have a pleasant night, sweet dreams.

Here's a poem I always liked, and your words reminded me of it.

"Let us walk in the white snow
In a soundless space;
With footsteps quiet and slow,
At a tranquil pace,
Under veils of white lace.

I shall go shod in silk,
And you in wool,
White as white cow’s milk,
More beautiful
Than the breast of a gull.

We shall walk through the still town
In a windless peace;
We shall step upon white down,
Upon silver fleece,
Upon softer than these.

We shall walk in velvet shoes:
Wherever we go
Silence will fall like dews
On white silence below.
We shall walk in the snow."

(Velvet Shoes, Elinor Wylie)

[sylviahomeatlast]

On 2/2/2014 dooBdoo said:

The "something nice" is you, (((sylviahomeatlast))). Have a pleasant night, sweet dreams.

Here's a poem I always liked, and your words reminded me of it.

"Let us walk in the white snow
In a soundless space;
With footsteps quiet and slow,
At a tranquil pace,
Under veils of white lace.

I shall go shod in silk,
And you in wool,
White as white cow’s milk,
More beautiful
Than the breast of a gull.

We shall walk through the still town
In a windless peace;
We shall step upon white down,
Upon silver fleece,
Upon softer than these.

We shall walk in velvet shoes:
Wherever we go
Silence will fall like dews
On white silence below.
We shall walk in the snow."

(Velvet Shoes, Elinor Wylie)

dooBDoo--how lovely--it takes my breath away---as an aside, I love the image of sheep---the word"fleece" captures this beautiful calm winter night----at an appropriate time I have a poem called "The Sound of Blue"

[dooBdoo]

I'm glad you like it. It's hard to tell, because my writing has suffered so much over the years, but my degree is in American and English Language and Literature, and I always loved poetry.

"The Sound of Blue" is a lovely title.

[sylviahomeatlast]

for a lot of years I attended a Poetry Conference at Westchester, Pa---(yes, QVC Westchester) there are major poets there and workshops, talks --I loved it--traveling across country is such an effort--when they send me info this year, maybe I'll go back--there is a small university there--the location--

[sylviahomeatlast]

....not even a single sound...

[sylviahomeatlast]

...and very cold...9

[Cakers1]

On 2/2/2014 sylviahomeatlast said: it's very still and beautiful outside tonight--not even one breeze and 5 inches of snow, on rooftops, my patio tables, and yards---lovely for a winter night

{{{sylviahomeatlast}}} Beautiful image created here.

[dooBdoo]

On 2/2/2014 sylviahomeatlast said: for a lot of years I attended a Poetry Conference at Westchester, Pa---(yes, QVC Westchester) there are major poets there and workshops, talks --I loved it--traveling across country is such an effort--when they send me info this year, maybe I'll go back--there is a small university there--the location--

That sounds wonderful, sylviahomeatlast. I'd love to know more about the poetry conference. Perhaps they now allow "virtual attendance" via Skype, or something like that?