This is absolutely beautiful and glad to see it was nominated. All the best to you

Neatly done and each Haiku stood out on its own
with imagery...nice work Brenda!

Brenda, to be honest, I am not a fan of winter. I don't like winter at all. It's a very lazy season, but there is another truth which is that I am a fan of your poems.
About this poem, beautifully crafted!
I don't even know where to start. The first thing comes in our mind after reading this poem is the beauty of this poem.

The poem begins with the quiet beauty of the trees, but I think everything around us becomes quiet once there is a snowfall and if it continues for days everything froze.
It's not only the trees which are laden, but it makes us heavily loaded too with too many clothes. But that's the beauty of the poems because in the last line of the poem you wrote lend to winter's warmth.
For me, it brings warmth in our relationships. I don't go out much, so do other members of the house. We get enough time to spend with each other, to know each other, and to ask what's everyone been up to, which we don't get in any other season.

In Second stanza, the imaginary is audio I can hear that grinding noise of the footsteps. We become more active and careful while walking on the roads during the winter.

The third stanza is full of visual imagination. With your creativity and imagination you have shown us a rainbow in the winter. This whole idea of ice freezes and becomes a prism to break light of sun in to multiple colors forming a rainbow below the surface of ice. It's really thoughtful of you.

In the last stanza the imaginary is tactile. I can feel the snowflakes of this poem on my face. I taste these wavering, feathery diamonds and I am still alive.

This site is full of sheer talent. Poetic gems always glitter here and will keep on like this forever.
I feel lucky to find this gem and got the chance to show it to others.

Brenda, I count the syllables too. Everything is good except the first line of the third stanza. The syllable count is 4 instead of 5. I could be wrong too. So, If could please cross-check?

If we exclude certain things like winter sports, Christmas etc. then winter sounds boring to me. Once the snowfall starts it consumes too much of our energy and time.

After reading this poem, I am in awe of winter too. You have given me a unique experience of this season and this poetical talent of yours will shimmer forever and one could easily find the gems written by you even if they were buried within the million stones.
Loved it :)

Brenda, no words really other than this is a beautiful poem, beautifully done.

All the best as ever and happy new year, by the way,

Ben

This makes me fall in love with winter Brenda and my does that takes something which you obviously have. Wow

My queen, your haiku strings are always mesmerizing! I really really loved this visually beautiful piece. Ahh, I am in awe of the magic of winter, and this piece captures the spirit nicely. Great work!

Brenda, this is such a gorgeous piece. I LOVE the winter. I mean, love love LOVE it. My favorite season. I welcome the cold with open arms whenever it grants us the short amount of time we get with it every year (and where I live, we don't get much). It actually snowed here a couple of weeks ago, and I stood outside on my porch at four o'clock in the morning wondering if the world was ending or if I was just dreaming. I hadn't seen or touched snow in almost ten years. It was such a lovely and unexpected treat :) You did an amazing job in capturing the chilly beauty of winter!

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Miss Brenda

this piece lady is absolutely wonderful and so lovely. So many wonderful images in a wintry way.
Well done on a great piece of beautiful writing
Much love and warmth
Michael :)x

I agree with Ren. Undoubtedly winter is the best. Very beautiful poem

Congratulations on a well deserved win. Best wishes Milly x

Miss Brenda,
So worthy of the front page, a beautiful poem lady
Well done on your win
Much love
Michael x :)

Congratulations, Queen Brenda! A breathtaking piece that truly deserves the win.

Thank you all so much! I truly appreciate your kind thoughts and wishes.

Congrats Brenda

Congrats on your win Brenda

Thank you Nams and Dagmar! I appreciate your well wishes!

Congratulations Brenda!

Nicely done Brenda with this...Congrats on the Win!

Love it....I see the scenery.... beautiful.

This is beautiful! :)