Crisped All Around
And then,
the frost plunged
into night,
a driven knife
down from the North.
And by morning,
the leaf-strewn ground
had crisped and hoared
here all around —
T’was a proper penguin beach.
written for dVerse using What3Words
(frost.driven.proper = Penguin Beach at London Zoo)
I also verbified the word ‘hoar’. © Misky 2020
Perfect verb choices! “The frost plunged” and “a driven knife” are such intense phrases, helping the reader to feel the biting cold.
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Beautifully, beautifully penned.
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We are not quite there yet…but the mornings are starting to be really really cold.
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This is absolutely stunning, Misky! I love; “And then, the frost plunged into night, a driven knife down from the North.”💝
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And so it was. I like the details of this place.
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I love your take on the cold knife from the North and penguin beach…excellent! i chose same 3 words 🙂
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I feel like I’m in Antarctica when I read this: a place I’ve always wanted to go!
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