Winter (A Tanka)

The smell of it, the sound of it, the cool of it, the magic of it, the whiteness of it and we can use it to ski on, to build castles with, to make snowballs and lamps with, oh my! oh my! I am but a child am I not Rett? Respectfully of adults views , Ann I am not a Tanka specialist its probably dead right, well achieved.

Very cool! Haven't seen a tanka since high school The japanese will be very pleased :) Can't wait to read more of your work! Bosscombat

It has struck me as odd that the snow and cold temperatures in Norway, rarely reaching the extremes that they can in Canada, never seem to feel so cold, in the bones and muscles, as the damp wet Winters in Scotland; where I hung up a dress in the bathroom to dry and three days later it was just as wet, whereas in Norway it would be dry the next day specially in Winter. I rarely needed to wear a scarf here in the east as there is so very little wind, so all in all its drier here. The only drawback can be the drying of the nose, not so good. Oh but the magic of all the silent white is what I love. Ann of Norway