A Cold Day In January Comments

I love this poem, it speaks to the heart. A truly sad time, expressed so well. Thankyou for sharing.------Melvina

How right, that the weather should fit the bleakness, the pain in your heart. I felt the aloneness, the hurt. I to have lost my mother, and she was my dearest and best friend, and tho' it has been a long time, this work freshened my pain, because it was 12 years ago this month that she left me. Thank you for helping me remember how much I miss her. Linda

You have a great talent for writing. Excellent poem. But I wonder if your religious views can reconcile with my friend Tom Prato? Regards Tan

sad, and the winter that seems to be your soul in those days, very beautiful analogy! a great piece of work! ~~Elya Thorn~~

Beautiful, particularly the last lines. And how wonderful that poetry has woven itself through the generations! Small note: I suspect you meant 'known' in line 11. Just me being picky, but a nice read regardless.

My heart to yours. I too lost my mother. Something I to this day find so hard to accept. She was my life. Your poem is excellent and yuor imagery is beautiful. Wishing you a gentle healing. Rene'

love the descriptions.

A nice musicality to this poem - certainly makes you feel that cold.

A well written sad and touchy poem. Sorry for your loss Pete.

Desolate and moving, Peter

You are right there, Peter, 'appropriate' is the word to use. There's desolation too, and a sudden stopping of time and thoughts. Numbness really I suppose takes over. A lovely write about a very sad happening in ones life. Something a lot of us experience I'm afraid. A sad time. Very well told. Love Ernestine XXX