Today’s Throwback Friday poem is drawn from my upcoming book, Time Hears No Sound. It appears in Chapter 2, Nature: An Unbiased Timekeeper
Winter Sun
What my careless eyes perceived
My unprepared senses
Soon, I found out that they had been deceived
The day appeared sunny enough for a stroll
And I ventured into the afternoon cold
Ten steps out, a glacial wind took hold
The blustery arctic blast
Snapped every limb within grasp
My breath turned into icy glass
My ears were stabbed by frigid darts
My cheeks were slapped by gloves of frozen brass
And the winter sun failed to warm my heart
Ivor Steven (c) November 2025
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Oh my… sounds like our winter weather which has begun. Beautifully written, Ivor.
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Thank you, Dale … our spring and winter were like twins, hopefully it will warm up soon down here 🌏💙
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I hope so for you, Ivor. Not going to happen over here. Plus this snow we got so early is staying around! What is up with that?
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I’m a beach bum, and this cold weather is no good for me
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Then it is a good thing you visited Canada when you did. Of course, you chose the mildest province 😉
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Oh yes, my cousins advised me of the best time to visit … 🌞🌏😍💙🇨🇦
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🙂
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‘My cheeks were slapped by gloves of frozen brass’–what a brilliantly fantastic line, Ivor! I love it!
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Thank you so much for your fabulous words, Lois 🌏💙
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I’m not a fan of cold weather. You’ve described it really well here.
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Thank you, Robbie, I’m definitely no snow bunny either 🌏💙
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Ooh! A very chilly day.
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Very chilly 🥶 for spring, Sadje
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Yes. A friend is planning to visit Australia and she was buying thick clothes.
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It’s only chilly down here in the south 🌏
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But you’ll be soon headed to summer?
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Yes, hopefully it will warm up soon 🌏🌞
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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ooh, cold but beautiful
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Our spring has been unseasonably cold 🥶
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well, cold to one, may not be cold to another )
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Aw.
But, also, ooh.
And, also, excellent poem! Such vivid images!
Through your photo, your poem, and that song/vid you got our senses involved. We can feel the cold. 🥶 Some days just need to be indoor-days…especially when the cold is bitter and the wind is blustery, or the snow is flying. 🙂
Coop always enjoyed laying on the patio in the winter sun…but only if it was not windy, snowy or rainy. 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️
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Well, I’m definitely no snow bunny, Carolyn .. it never snows in Geelong 🌏😍💙🐶
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Really evocative
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Thank you very much indeed, Derrick
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Sounds like our weather today! Frigid temps, freezing winds, and frosty conditions!
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But it’s supposed to be spring here , Carol
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