DescriptionCopyright 2016 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved
Winterkill
The cold never used to bother me. I'd venture out in the depths of New England winters hatless, (sometimes even with wet hair), no gloves, no scarf, coat usually unbuttoned. I welcomed the wind that brought blood rushing to my cheeks; I felt invigorated, alive, invincible.
Then I met you. All that winter you chased me round the mulberry bush, always letting me keep just a few steps ahead in the circle. I was invigorated, alive, invincible.
You were a man on fire, a furnace full of cannel-coal - smoky, easily-ignited, volatile soft shale ready to spread that generous warmth as soon as I let you catch me.
But you never did. When I stopped running and turned round, hatless, coatless, expecting to be enveloped in a blaze of affection, you froze; there was no warmth. There was no fire.
You wooed me, in your weird way, as ardently as any man ever did, though when you took the witness stand you denied it stoutly. Immovable as a glacier you stood, cloaking yourself in ice and lies, dismissing all that had passed between us as an opium dream conjured from fevered fantasies existing only in my imagination.
Now I dare not venture out into the cold unless well-wrapped. No longer does the kiss of winter bring me to life. Unless I am hatted my teeth chatter; gloveless, my hands redden and crack .I not only do up the buttons on my coat but layer myself underneath with wool; instead of your arms, a scarf hugs my neck. I cannot bear to even look at the snow-covered hills. All I see is you, withdrawn into your frigid majesty, throwing me to the mercy of the wind. ~ copyright 2016 RC deWinter A view of a snow-capped mountain and a river in Glacier National Park, Montana.</str
RC DeWinter, Fairfield, CT Member Since December 2008 Artist StatementHello and welcome to my portfolio on Imagekind. Here's a bit about me:
RC deWinter is a Connecticut writer/digital artist whose artwork has been published in many print and online journals, including, among others, The American Muse, Fine Art Photography, Poetry Nook, 2River View, Pink Panther, Official Feature Online Entertainment Magazine, Garden Tripod and also used as set décor on ABC-TV’s “Desperate Housewives." In 2013 Ms. deWinter she was one of six finalists for a Shorty Award, the national social media awards, in art. Ms. deWinter is honored to be the first digital artist invited to exhibit at the Arts of Tolland Gallery in Connecticut. Her 4-week solo exhibition was an unqualified success. Her poetry publication credits include The New York Times, Uno: A Poetry Anthology, 2River View, Another Sun, Pink Panther Magazine, Pilcrow & Dagger, Plum Ruby Review, Poetry Life and Times and numerous other print/online publications. If you enjoy my work, please spread the word, and thank you for stopping by.
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