What Has Passed Comments

part1/ This beautiful and warm poem is full of meanings, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful poems that have been written for the winter. in which the poetic ability of the poet is embodied, the harsh winter with its heavy snow and its intense cold has caused the creation of this poem.....

part2/ in which every word and line is more beautiful than the other and teaches us the full meaning of life in its diversity, Philosophically deepens the human relationship with the four seasons and at the end we all are nice together.

The core truth of winter - you feel it in the cold air - is its surrender to non-being, in fact, its embrace of non-being... And the emotion behind both surrender and embrace disturbs my winter pattern of repose.

I really love this topic and your views on it. Here in Louisiana, there is hardly a winter - it's very short if it exists at all. In fact one day it may be cold and the next, temperate. But even here you can see and feel how winter sort of freezes people's emotions. Nobody wants to go outside or do anything fun. Then when the warm seasons return it's as if we are different people. I shudder to imagine what we would be like without the other three seasons. Maybe we would adjust, or maybe we wouldn't. Anyhow, your poem gave me something to contemplate. Also, it gave me an idea of what it feels like to endure a real winter up north; and how suffocating it can be.

A very thoughtful and enticing poem, Daniel - it seemed as though I was actually feeling your thoughts as I read it, I could see you looking out the window and thinking of what to say. So many poems have been written about the four seasons, but yours seems to have almost gone into a nether world somewhere and are looking back upon the past in reminiscence. Loved it! Definitely a 10+++++++++++++++++++++ Thank you for sharing. RoseAnn

Yes, Daniel, I feel that winter malaise. I welcome it. When you are in the tourism business in an area where summer and fall are boiling with responsibilities, you just want to envelope yourself in warmth, a good book, and wonderful wine, and not worry about the outside world, demanding no answering voice from me... absolutely wonderful! ...