Cozy Contemplations - 21. Chapter 21 Cold Molasses

Nice Gary, I really love reading what your mind comes up with.

7 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

This is a nice companion piece to Parker's "November" poem.  It makes me wish I lived in the country.    

Thanks, Val. Parker's poem inspired me. I read it after a really great walk.   I love living where I do... cheers... Gary....

4 minutes ago, Caz Pedroso said:

Nice Gary, I really love reading what your mind comes up with.

 

 

Thanks, Caz... I'm just happy my mind still works.  I had a great walk, but when I started out, there were a few rain drops despite the cold. We are right on the cusp of the change... brrrr... thanks for reading and commenting... cheers... Gary....

It seems that poets minds have turned with the seasons for Parker too has posted a seasonal ode. I do miss the scent of burning leaves drifting on the chill autumn air.

Just now, dughlas said:

It seems that poets minds have turned with the seasons for Parker too has posted a seasonal ode. I do miss the scent of burning leaves drifting on the chill autumn air.

I was inspired after reading Parker's poem... it is lovely. I used Google Docs for the first time as a word processor... look at me.    Thanks, dugh... I love that scent too. I haven't smelled it in years... it's frowned upon now   Cheers... Gary....  

A lovely ode to winter, pointing out the beauty that we sometimes miss as we pull up our hoods to try to ward off the chill.  I loved the last line “As life slows down to cold molasses”  

Just now, LitLover said:

A lovely ode to winter, pointing out the beauty that we sometimes miss as we pull up our hoods to try to ward off the chill.  I loved the last line “As life slows down to cold molasses”  

Thanks, Lit. I didn't miss much on my walk... I searched for coyotes the whole time.   I saw a tree I've walked or rode by a million times... yet never saw it's magnificence... I'll have to take a photo of it... cheers... Gary....  

Just now, Headstall said:

Thanks, Lit. I didn't miss much on my walk... I searched for coyotes the whole time.   I saw a tree I've walked or rode by a million times... yet never saw it's magnificence... I'll have to take a photo of it... cheers... Gary....  

Thats the nice thing about slowing down... you see more  

1 minute ago, LitLover said:

 

Thats the nice thing about slowing down... you see more  

Yes... exactly!!  

When I lived in the country, raking leaves was no fun, but jumping in their dried piles, then burning them in the back yard was great fun....Now in town, the closest I get is walking outside in late Fall or Winter and catching the whiff of someone burning real logs in their fireplaces.  That can send me right back and bring a smile to my face.  If our power went out back then, we'd burn wood in our fireplace and keep relatively warm that way--at least our kitchen stove was gas and we could light it with a match!  I think the Blizzard of '77 was the longest our power was out...two days and we were snowed in for three.  Until then, our schools had no Spring Break...the next year, it was instituted so 'snow days' could be made up...too late for me since I graduated in June after it happened.   

An afternoon or evening walk...fallen leaves...bring on the hot chocolate--I'm ready!

2 hours ago, ColumbusGuy said:

When I lived in the country, raking leaves was no fun, but jumping in their dried piles, then burning them in the back yard was great fun....Now in town, the closest I get is walking outside in late Fall or Winter and catching the whiff of someone burning real logs in their fireplaces.  That can send me right back and bring a smile to my face.  If our power went out back then, we'd burn wood in our fireplace and keep relatively warm that way--at least our kitchen stove was gas and we could light it with a match!  I think the Blizzard of '77 was the longest our power was out...two days and we were snowed in for three.  Until then, our schools had no Spring Break...the next year, it was instituted so 'snow days' could be made up...too late for me since I graduated in June after it happened.   

An afternoon or evening walk...fallen leaves...bring on the hot chocolate--I'm ready!

This is not just a comment, buddy. It`s a charming vignette that complements my poem and the feel of the fall season. We cooked and heated entirely with a wood stove for the years after my parents split up. I still remember playing outside in the woods behind our house and the comfort of the wood smoke... if you couldn`t smell it, you`d ventured too far... when it got too cold to stay out any longer, stepping into that heat was awesome.  Thanks for this, CG xoxoxo 

Wow, how can I add the comments of the others? Perhaps by saying that I really like this cozy contemplation. It painted a wintry landscape.
I like your cozy contemplations. Some more than others, but I always look forward to reading them.

Gary, what strikes me so about this particular contemplation is how you can see the foundations of your surroundings -  the skeletal nature of nature. It is so revealing to be able to see how hidden geography relates to what you can usually see. And of course, your final couplet is inspired. I am very glad we both could walk under the November sky and describe the world. Beautifully done. 

10 hours ago, Job said:

Wow, how can I add the comments of the others? Perhaps by saying that I really like this cozy contemplation. It painted a wintry landscape.
I like your cozy contemplations. Some more than others, but I always look forward to reading them.

I constantly see metaphors in nature. We too, have our seasons, and we too, need time to regroup, rest, and reflect. Winter is that time for me. Life slows, and the bare essentials are what matters. Food, shelter, warmth, health... a time to reconnect with family and friends. A barren landscape, like our own maturing/maturity, can be beautiful in its own way. As time passes, things become revealed, if we open our eyes, hearts, and minds. Looking around should spur us to also look inward. Sorry... I believe I'm getting carried away here... thanks, Job. I'm really pleased you liked this... cheers... Gary....  

3 hours ago, Parker Owens said:

Gary, what strikes me so about this particular contemplation is how you can see the foundations of your surroundings -  the skeletal nature of nature. It is so revealing to be able to see how hidden geography relates to what you can usually see. And of course, your final couplet is inspired. I am very glad we both could walk under the November sky and describe the world. Beautifully done. 

Thanks, Parker, for your great comment, and your inspiration. Your poem pushed me to use Google Docs to write for the first time. I was stuck on not having my Word, and thinking I was prevented from posting anything.  My walk was also inspiring... I saw some terrific sights, and new and distant vistas. And, yes, the skeletal bones of the earth mother's creations. I was incredibly alert because of a coyote sighting in daylight the day before. In essence, nature invigorated me. I know you understand that feeling.  Cheers, my friend... winter is coming  ... Gary  

1 hour ago, Dmrman said:

Gary, both impressed and Awestruck, I never thought to look to look at the changes in seasons that way, Although have been blessed to see them in their raw forms and country splendor... I also being raised in the country and all its beauty... I always loved three of the seasons most. But between you and Lit, I now see the value of the forth... (Winter) I'm amazed that I never recognized the revelation before! I'm thinking now each season produces even insight into our very lives, and winter is a time for us to slow down and re-group for the up and coming Summer. A time of refreshing, and reflecting on the accomplishments of the past seasons... (thank you both!!!! ) very descriptive, I love to walk and still do! my reasons for walking when I could see was too slow down and see the things you miss while driving... Not much has changed other than I can't see them... Now I hear and Smell them! But winter has produced challenges for me, and I'm sure to a degree still will. But taking into effect what has been Shared, I will now look to the positive nature of winter place as a season!!! To re-kindle. ( and thanks to you also Parker A combined revelation of beauty and truth)

Without winter, this Canadian boy would not enjoy the other seasons as much. The anticipation of coming spring is one of life's joys for me. For you, with your enhanced senses, the sounds and smells it brings must be very uplifting. Yeah, there is a downside to winter, but maybe it is made worse when we don't slow down; when we don't take the time to cocoon... hibernate... prepare.... I'm really rambling today  . Thanks for the awesome comment. I'm so pleased this affected you, Bob. Cheers... Gary....  

Just now, Dmrman said:

No sometimes I really need the Visuals... It helps me understand things I took for granted when I had my sight...!

I'm experiencing eye trouble a lot lately. I can't imaging losing my sight altogether. There is so much beauty in the world. I hope you can remember and imagine much of it.     

i love winter! and although i love CO's winters, i really miss my MI ones

Just now, mogwhy said:

i love winter! and although i love CO's winters, i really miss my MI ones

I still love my New Brunswick winters. On those times I have gone back to visit, I see the differences so clearly. With the amount of forest in my home province, there is a quietness to many of the snowfalls... snow falls downward most of the time... and there is a LOT of it.   Thanks for commenting, moggy... cheers... Gary....