tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094245.post3193417027776705644..comments2023-08-03T02:38:13.618-07:00Comments on Roads of Time: Colonel Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13454520767789076374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094245.post-27801152548904983022009-12-09T19:02:57.502-08:002009-12-09T19:02:57.502-08:00Very nice indeed Robert! Felt like I was there; de...Very nice indeed Robert! Felt like I was there; describes what winter and holidays mean to a Canadian and those in the colder climates of the US. :o) thanks again for sharing your talent ~ LauraT from twitterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094245.post-67089793847264106362009-12-09T09:44:58.355-08:002009-12-09T09:44:58.355-08:00Thank you for the kind words. I've neber been ...Thank you for the kind words. I've neber been to Winnipeg. Glad to know you enjoyed the poem. Thanks so much.Colonel Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454520767789076374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094245.post-8580827176310441892009-12-09T09:29:49.705-08:002009-12-09T09:29:49.705-08:00Very vivid, describes the city of Winnipeg where I...Very vivid, describes the city of Winnipeg where I live right about now LOL :D We're definitely "soft blanketed" with "marshmallow snow" right now, although I've never actually seen an evergreen chopped down, I've only seen Christmas trees pre-chopped, so to speak :) And yet, I can almost feel as if I have had the experience of chopping down an evergreen, the way you describe how the "[e]vergreens flounder with weighted boughs" and how "[t]he father rests the axe" and how "they tow the tree down, eyes a glow" Very effective :)Neuro Aster (a.k.a. Jon Pear)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09011505171772914279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094245.post-7456131597212112202009-12-09T08:03:24.803-08:002009-12-09T08:03:24.803-08:00Sorry to make you cold, but winter tends to be col...Sorry to make you cold, but winter tends to be cold in these parts. Just trying to paint a winter scene. Thanks for the lovely and kind words.Colonel Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454520767789076374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094245.post-79132359502294827322009-12-09T07:48:47.728-08:002009-12-09T07:48:47.728-08:00I have a bone to pick with you. I was warm until ...I have a bone to pick with you. I was warm until I read your this post. Grrrrrr - squinty eyed glare. LOL<br /><br />Thanks Robert, well written, vivid.<br /><br />Gayle McCain<br />gaylemccain.blogspot.com<br />faithfultoyourjourney.blogspot.comGayle McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079135635766643056noreply@blogger.com