The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 12/24/07

[BlueIris]

"Snow in Madrid"

Softly, so casual,
Lovely, so light, so light,
The cruel sky lets fall
Something one does not fight.
How tenderly to crown
The brutal year
The clouds send something down
That one need not fear.
Men before perishing
See with wounded eye
For once a gentle thing
Fall from the sky.

—Joy Davidman

[ThomCat]

1. That's heartbreaking

for the fear and cynicism it impies. When war becomes so normal that snow seems out of place... :(

[BlueIris]

2. Yep.

Debra Winger read this poem in the movie "Shadowlands," where it was even sadder.

[BlueIris]

3. Kick.

[Droopy]

4. Excellent

Being a trucker the first thing I think about when I see snow is wrecks. But some day I hope that all we have to fight is bad road conditions.

[BlueIris]

5. Same here. :-)

[RetroLounge]

6. nice

thanks!

RL

[BlueIris]

7. Thanks, Retro!

Happy Holidays!

[RetroLounge]

8. Same to you my friend...

:hug:

RL