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Ah, wistful indeed. I love it. It has a gentle loneliness about it which is very feminine - paradoxically, an inner strength. Andrew On 06/12/2007, Anny Ballardini <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > All along with praise, indeed. > > On Dec 5, 2007 10:24 PM, Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Glorious piece, Sharon. I love it. You and Henning Mandell do winter > > beautifully! > > > > Regards, Sheila > > > > On Dec 5, 2007 10:26 AM, sharon brogan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > Here in the North > > > we turn toward deeper > > > darkness. Tonight's thin moon > > > > > > hides itself in clouds > > > withholding snow. Our stars > > > are curtained. No light falls > > > > > > on my skin. It does not > > > touch me. I cannot > > > feel it. I lie alone > > > > > > on this high, hard bed. > > > Night follows night. > > > I watch for the moon > > > > > > out these frosted windows, > > > listen to the silence > > > of winter. Trains pass by, > > > > > > their rattling wheels, their > > > mournful call, taking someone > > > somewhere. Where are you? > > > > > > Do you see this moon > > > in your strange sky? > > > Can you name the stars? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > ~ SB | http://www.sbpoet.com | =^..^= > > > > > > -- Andrew http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/