Sometimes when the world and people become too much to take
I develop winter brain: a sort of icy mindfulness
where I embrace the chill and long to hibernate
with the bears, while the snowbird helicopters
over the frozen lake harassing the air and
frost bite lingers on my soul.
My heart a solid ice sheet hasn’t a care.
I inhale the silence while the palest of
green fights to break through.
For a moment at least, I remain
as cold and calm as the
white of the snow overspread
on the ground.
-Tosha Michelle
Lovely imagery…as your words form an icicle on the page…
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Thank you. Hands you a coat xx
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I do the winter brain thing too… never had a phrase for it until now though π
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Happy to help you out. We can chill together. Ha!
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Ice cool! π
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Really well written, I may have to write some more poetry soon haha
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Thank you. I hope you do
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A good place to retreat every once in awhile! Great images..
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Thank you. I usually thaw out fairly quickly xx
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Smiles x
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I think I’ve had winter-brain before, too…All my Love, sweet Poetess! β€
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All my love back. Your sweetness never goes unnoted.
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xxx
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Everybody needs his/her own private hibernation indeed.
As amazing as always!!
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Indeed. Thank you. xx
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Always nice message and my blog of the follow-up, thank you.
We impressed by the video art by a lot of people.
Ryoma.
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Interesting concept. When I first started going to a counselor, she said there were commonly two reactions to trauma….fight or flight. Then she said there was a third one that nobody really speaks about…..freeze. She said “you are frozen.”
I still am.
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I hope you can find you’re way back to sunshine and warmth. I’ve been lucky so far. I never stay frozen for too long.
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I’ve grown quite comfortable with it. It just seems so normal…and I’m okay with it. π
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Comforting “sounds”
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The Ice Maiden cometh… πβ
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Indeed
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And why not? Good for you!
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Thanks.
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Lovely write. I can relate to this need to hibernate. Sometimes the world forces us to recede into our innermost santuary. Happy day to you.
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So true. Wishing you a happy day too
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Thanks
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You’re welcome xo
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Beautiful.
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Thanks xx
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It is the cycle of rest and renewal. Your bloom is even more radiant when you return π
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You’re as cool as the other side of the pillow. Love you. xo
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Well played
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Thank you. π Love.
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You’re welcome. π
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Great poem Tosha, “winterbrain” and thoughts of hibernating bears really grabbed me.
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Thank you so much
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Lovely imagery… Bjs
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Thank you xx
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Well done, frosty knickers!
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Thanks hot pants
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That song keeps coming up for me just lately. Great piece, I think we can all relate.
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Thanks. “Mad World” is one of my go to songs when I’m in winter mode xx
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Naturaly being alone with our chosen thoughts, allows it’s quite charm to calm the spirit, clearing the mind as it warms the heart, to flow through our soul in a blaze of glory.
Cold ? The price of peace is always worth time it takes to get the hell out a Dodge.
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So true xx
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I feel like that all the time
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I’m sorry. I wish I could send some inner warmth your way
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Things will improve nothing lasts forever<3
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That’s true. I hope it happens soon π
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Thank you xxx
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You’re welcome xx
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meant I feel like that all the time lately !
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You’ve been through a lot. No wonder
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Thanks for understanding<3
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You’re welcome xx
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I can see and feel the sadness in this and it reminded me of this song.
I think you’ll fit this…please don’t cry sis, its really sad and its from my favorite band Nine Inch Nails.
Follow the lyrics. I know you’ll love the song.
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No tears but I do love the song. Thanks, bro xx
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It gives me tears when I listen to it. Trents Voice is phenomenal. π Glad you loved it. π
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It truly is!
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I just cant find word why, but i feel that the Gary’s song reflect on the words that you wrote.. cold but very nice
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Thank you x
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