Hello Eliot,

This is an evocative poem. It shows the images of events taking place in a cruel winter. It makes those keeping warm feel deeply for the children, bundled and brought to this warm place with a "woodstove."

The harsh winter has a very deep effect on body and mind. Its grip is vicious.
Winter is reflected in figures like "crackling maple" "hapless" "grasping frost" "blizzard-bitter hand" "lonely shuddery winter night."

It looks like a cyclone shelter or a safe harbor for many without power perhaps due to power outage on that blizzard stricken winter night.

Freezing to the bone, the cold winter makes me shudder.

I felt completely absorbed in this scene painted in this free-style poem.

It flows well.

Write on!




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