It’s getting chilly here in eastern New England, but we have yet to see our first snowfall. My Kindergarteners and I are anxiously awaiting their arrival. But, in the meantime, we’ve been thinking about seasonal changes and what we are looking forward to.
These sweet conversations, and Margaret Simon’s call for tricubes last week, prompted me to give this new-to-me poetic form a go.
Thank you for joining me on this first December Poetry Friday. Michelle Kogan is hosting this week’s roundup, which you can find here on her blog. She has an exciting announcement (Congrats!), some of her fabulous artwork, and lovely holidazed words. Light the lights!
Wondering and Wandering 
I’m happy that I inspired this post. My OLW for 2021 is Inspire. Isn’t it a wonderful form for capturing a small moment? We do not get snow around here, but we will be traveling at Christmas in hopes of seeing a flake or two. (Not sure how I will handle it, though.)
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You always inspire me, Margaret. Wishing you the warmth of the season.
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Another fabulous tricube. I must must MUST try again!
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This is a fun form!
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I love in your poem how the quiet and chill of winter comes but there is comfort. Nice work showing that.
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Thank you, Janice.
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Christie, tricubes are wonderful ways to capture small moments of which you did. A cup of hot chocolate is exactly what we need when the chill starts. Enjoy the weekend.
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Thank you, Carol. Wishing you many snowy days with your sweeties, sipping hot chocolate to warm up again.
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Lovely tricube Christie, and I like how it’s nestled among the snowy leaves. The warm colors in the leaves match the warmth in your poem, thanks!
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Thank you, Michelle!
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We had flurries earlier this week! Quite exciting…and then it was 65* on Thursday. *sigh* I’m winding up to some tricubes also, but they’re trickier than they seem, to get a pleasing rhythm with identical length lines. I think your middle stanza pulls it off best (but the whole poem is cozy indeed).
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Thank you, Heidi. I’m looking forward to tinkering with this a bit.
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I love your tri-cube! I will have to give this form a try. We just got our first snow this morning in Wisconsin where it is sticking to the ground. I took photos of it out the window when I woke. Thank you for sharing!
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Thanks for visiting. It’s a fun form. I hope you’ll share when you try it!
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Love it, Christie! I especially love that “once again,” evoking thoughts of how the habits and traditions of various seasons can bring such comfort. We had our first snow that actually sticking to the ground overnight last night! It’s only an inch or less, but didn’t blow away immediately :>)
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Thank you, Laura. I haven’t always loved winter, so I do look for the little “once agains” that bring comfort.
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What a delight…love those snowflakes collected on the fall leaves…it’s all so pretty!
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Small, structured poems are the perfect fit for capturing snowflakes, Christie. I’ve been enjoying hot chocolate weather too!
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