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Snow Covered Tracks

February 3, 2011
By twostepsunset SILVER, Nipomo, California
twostepsunset SILVER, Nipomo, California
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Favorite Quote:
"A person's life purpose is nothing more than to rediscover, through the detours of art or love or passionate work, those one or two images in the presence of which his heart first opened."
— Albert Camus


Have you, my love, heard that stubborn snow?
Listen to the way he crunches as your tread.
With childlike glee he melts, oh so slow,
And sleeps at your window as you lie down for bed.
Were you a train in my thoughts, mon ami,
Tracks covered in snow running forevermore,
Mahogany wood, smooth to the touch, pristine,
Nursing bedtime stories and great creatures of lore.
Time after time again, appearing in my mind,
An idea set free, filling corner to corner,
You, my love, are the only thing I find.
Your countenance burns through like a fire.
And yet, I know not of where your road leads,
Snow covered tracks, flying in my dreams.


The author's comments:
The train of thought is a powerful metaphor paired with the love of someone dear.

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samin BRONZE said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 7:09 pm
samin BRONZE, Sandy, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
"be as you would be done by."
"Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis."

Loved the imagery