http://slow.writerscafe.org/thewinterdance The original writings of author Tess en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776021577 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Maura’s Legacy  Maura lay in the dark on her bed feeling as if she were floating in the depths of space, way back before the stars and long before any life was even a possibility. She took a minute to focus her resolve, and then she pressed the phone to her right ear on the third ring. As.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1926961/ Humans,Humans society rakes the Earth like scars on our skin,Our wars like long serrated knives dragging slowly,Our bombs like bullets ripping though skin, muscle, and bone,Our searching minds like firing guns,Our own heart a weak salve, http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1721665/ Reflections and refractions,Patterns of light,Electric impulses triggered,By what,Life? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1721663/ Strangeness of night, Some concept as insubstantial as the day, Beautiful, peaceful, and impossible to see, Blinding yet enlightening with a touch of mystery, A perfect oxymoron blinding but perfectly clear, http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1531752/ I try to keep the words in my head but they slide out of my world, They slip away with the fading of each day, Words they confuse and scramble, jumble and jump, They slip away with the fading of each day, Once I had control but now I see the frayed ends of my life falling, T.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1531491/ I was born somewhere between the melting snow and the blossomed wildflowers,With small feet itching to jump into the silent serene snowflakes,Of a wild child spirit looking at longing on a field of wildflowers up to my ears,I want to share the majestic mountains lit with the glowing light of a cyan .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1492502/ Distant DisappearanceBy Tess FenertyTime slowed. I watched as if from the small security camera sitting in the corner as my hand went slack in response to the letter. White parchment glinted coldly in the stark light as my tears dotted the perfect page. The government issued paper informed me of the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1486250/ The story of a tired old woman's moment of discovery. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1482281/ Nature`s Contradictionspring, such a contradiction,the green grass down below the tall leafless,skeletal aspen trees,sky blue rivers rushing past stillfrozen fields of grain,brown earth-red dirt standing outagainst whitest of the white snow,dancing spinning tiny flecks.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1354672/ Simple, white sunlightFlawless, silver spider's webLovely sounds of spring http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1352121/ This poem is meant to inspire others to take a step to slow down pollution and global warming. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1276518/ The mountains raise high into the sky,They lay out like sleeping dragons,Icy snow crests their rigid backs,With a roar they wake one by one,Showering the land with liquid fire,Reminding man they still stand,But to sleep again they go, http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1275838/ this is a poem about my childhood friend http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1275485/ This poem is a about the wind and the snow dancing and spreading the winter all around. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thewinterdance/1275411/