Teagan has issued a challenge to use her first Journey. Her blog http://www.teagansbooks.com
“Create something using Emlyn’s world as portrayed in Dead of Winter: Journey 1, Forlorn Peak, as your inspiration. Not a story with my characters, but anything else you please. If you want to play and have not read the Journeys give me your email in a comment and I’ll send you a Kindle copy of the book. (Sadly, Amazon will only let me send them to the USA. Readers outside the USA are more than welcome, you’re encouraged to participate. I just can’t send you the book.)
Winter is coming, the little birds sing Cold air and snow are the gifts it will bring Some feather their nests while others fly south Seeking food sources to stuff in beak or mouth Squirrels scamper through orchards, rooting through leaves Searching for nuts, any food it percieves Raiding birdfeeders with skill and precision They jump or they hang with practiced decision Groudhogs retire to thier lairs underground when their usual foodstores no longer abound They live off the fat they stored up all summer Spending the cold months in snug burrow slumber Wolves thrive in winter because of their fur Two layers thick help keep them secure With a long bushy tail that covers their snouts and packmates to snuggle help keep the cold out. Humans also retreat inside from chill breezes Hoping not to spend winter with coughing and sneezes They turn up the heat and wrap-up quite snugly Cause being too cold can turn a mood ugly When you hear the sound of winds thrumming You know to prepare because Winter is coming.



Such a beautiful poem with a lovely rhyme. I like how you elegantly portrayed what winter means to different species.
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Thanks, Sam. Welcome back.
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Thank you ☺️😉
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🤗👍😉
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Wow, you knocked it out of the park, Pat! I totally see Emlyn’s world. Awesome response to the challenge!
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Thanks, Priscilla. I know you have read some (or all) of the Journeys so I really appreciate your comment.
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I agree, Priscilla. Hugs.
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Very well done
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Thanks, Derrick.🤗
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Huge thanks, Teagan.
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Wow, Pat! Well done! I’m thrilled that my story could help inspire something so beautiful. I’ve been sharing this post far and wide. I’m trying to decide the best day for me to reblog it. Meanwhile I added a link to my challenge post. Thank you so very much. Hugs on the wing.
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I’m thrilled beyond measure that you are pleased. Glad you enjoyed it. I had to add the wolf stanza because of the White Brother, after I reread Journey 1. Hugs on the wing.
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A great poem that reflects so well Teagan’s serial. Excellent!
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Thanks, Olga. Appreciate your kind words.
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I find your poem really beautiful!
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Thank you for your lovely compliment.
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I love how you captured so many behaviors and fashioned them into a lovely poem about the changing season. You’ve accurately portrayed the way animals prepare – I must admit, I wish I could be a little more like the groundhog – some of which we see around us. I hope our “winter is coming” moment is not related to the challenges Emlyn is facing. Great job on the challenge!
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Thanks, Dan. Hoping you have the type of winter you prefer.
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Thanks. We’re four-season people, so we take whatever comes along.
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Wise philosophy. We can observe it, bitch about, or even try to prepare for it, but we can’t control or change the weather.
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Such a lovely poem makes the reader want to embrace winter wholeheartedly. I know I do…
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Elaine, thank you for that very graceful comment.
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[…] Seriously, I’m no good at it at all. However, that is not true of Pat. She wrote a gorgeous poem that puts me fully in mind of the beginning of my epic […]
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Thanks, Teagan. Appreciate the lovely wods.
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