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As the dark sky slowly began to diminish, it revealed the snow that had fallen during the cold night, its freshness blanketing the ground like a clean white canvas waiting for the day’s artistry to begin. Just deep enough to completely hide the grass and highlight the dark branches of the barren trees, the snowy carpet changed the appearance of the quiet street with the two old homes near the reservoir, a brightening contrast to the grayness of the overcast sky. Both houses sat on the corner of the short street that terminated at a fence which ran behind their garages. One was a tall, two-story light olive green house with lightning yellow trim, barren silver maples towering over it with contrasting black and white branches; the other a squat, dark red craftsman with light grey trim with a wide front porch, surrounded by bushes capped with their own white coverlet. Both faced the main street which had seen traffic in the night, judging from the tracks through the snow. But all was

The darkness of evening kindles a half-light in me. A sense of calm and sadness and utter change. I will see it later in my dreams as a burnt log breaking into bright orange pieces over dying embers. By morning I will not remember it the same way, but might suddenly recall how it felt to be in love. I would be glad to know what my heart can still do after all this time.

Happy Wednesday! Today I am writing about poetry. These tips and stories will cover writing, themes, publishing, and submission techniques. When I was a student for my BA in creative writing, I studied a little bit of poetry and I was an editor and reader on the college's Poetry Review. ALSO everything I say about publishing and submitting here can be used for all types of writing--poetry, fiction, creative-nonfiction, etc. Before I begin... I want to touch lightly on how to receive critiques and criticism. Poetry has a lot to do with emotions and strong feelings (sometimes) so this is something that needs to be brought up first. When you create something, you are very attached to it. That's normal! I've sat in many classes where a professor explains how a type or subject of writing should be avoided unless you have something new to say about it. Aka, avoid cliches. Let's say you constantly write in that cliche, it's easy to feel defensive and think everyone is attacking your