Starbird Hill

Michele Cameron Drew on Dec 4, 2008

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Beauty of wonderment, "neath new morning"s light: The snowstorm of the century, through the eyes of a child.

In darkness awakening,
First glimpse of snow white,
Brought beauty of wonderment,
Like shimmering diamonds,
‘neath new morning’s light.

A frozen paradise waited.
Oblivious to the chill,
Warm mittens and overcoats,
We rushed to the sled race,
Atop Starbird Hill.

We flew down this mountain,
Blustery wind to frozen face,
On a sheet of ice and snow.
Oh, what fun we had then,
In our Starbird race.

And as the day closed,
Its beauty wouldn’t subside.
Sleepy heads in reverence,
Thinking of day’s events,
We gently closed our eyes.

In darkness awakening,
First glimpse of snow white,
Brought beauty of wonderment,
Like shimmering diamonds,
‘neath new morning’s light.

Read my article on the blizzard of ‘78 here.

—Michele Cameron Drew

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DM PARKER on Dec 4, 2008
WOW! Great piece. It brought back a mixture of memories. I remember that winter very well. It affected Kentucky too. I was going to UofL then. My car froze to the street, and this poem brought back the memory of that wonderful sound that the earth has when covered in snow. I haven’t seen snow like that in twenty-five years. With all beauty there is bound to be some ugliness and likewise with all ugliness there can be found some beauty. Thank you.
Jeoffrey Meister on Dec 4, 2008
Beautiful, Michele. I’m originally from the midwest; I’ve lived in different parts of the U.S. and your poem brings back some childhood memories. Very nice (the poem).
goodselfme on Dec 4, 2008
Your picturesque poem is stunningly delightful.
Debra. on Dec 4, 2008
Beautifully written, Michele, as always. Each line flows smoothly into the next. God bless as always-DEB.
Joie Schmidt on Dec 4, 2008
This is so delicate and lovely! I especially love the lines:

Like shimmering diamonds,
‘neath new morning’s light.

They just have such an elegant feel to them*

Blessings!

Sincerely,

-Liane Schmidt.
Reilley on Dec 5, 2008
Terrific!
Bernadette Louise on Dec 5, 2008
Written beautifully, flows so smoothly, as usually
xoxo on Dec 5, 2008
You are so good about this. So, wonderful. Congratulations!
eddiego65 on Dec 6, 2008
Wonderfully delightful poem!
Glynis Smy on Jan 5, 2009
This is such a pleasure to read, thanks for sharing such a descriptive piece, it reads like a classic. Lovely. Thumbs up.
Juancav on Jan 5, 2009
Beautiful poem, shows us where the best of the winter snows have.
Chris Stonecipher on Jan 5, 2009
Wonderful poem! I grew up in Michigan in the 70\’s and 80\’s with snowmobiling and sledding. Your poem brought back vivid memories.
Morgana on Jan 18, 2009
What a gorgeous poem. Poems that I love best are those that stir feelings within me , your poems do that to me.

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