This is weird. The first poem that I posted was called The Rain. And now I'm writing about The Snow. No, it is not an obssession with weather, it's just that it inspires me! 
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I love the poem but I was just wondering why the I in icicles is bold and the n in land is bold unless you're trying to spell something out. I love it other than that.
Mikko,
There's no shortage of reviews here, but I just had to comment xD Weather inspires everyone in so many different ways, so I love reading about such things. Without even taking a glance at the words in the poems, the first thing I noticed was structure. I mean - this looks very beautiful, and while normally I'm against centering works, it definitely works in your favor for this piece. The only other suggestion I would have for structure, and I know this is a preference thing and there's nothing wrong with leaving the letters of your first lines capitalized, but by un-capitalizing them, the poem instantly appears more professional/polished in my opinion. Something to think about.
Rhyme was seamless. I mean, the sounds in general are incredible. You definitely have some nice word choice with fallen, icicles, white. This is why I love the winter-time ^-^ I mean, even though these words get overused, they sound fresh here. Crisp and cold, I like it.
Now onto the best part of the review, right? XD My nitpicks.
Anything. Pick anything but stretched.
Also, the comma after 'down' isn't needed.
The second stanza sounds like a repeat of your first stanza, I wonder if you were trying to find a rhyme for "land" ? Here, you begin to introduce morality, which I find interesting. I also find interesting what one reviewer said about a graveyard, though I don't get this from that at all, I find it's an interesting interpretation. You kept it vague with "good and bad" and leave us wondering. Though, specifics can't hurt, right? What exactly would you like to say?
That being said, the third stanza is possibly my favorite.
The fourth stanza, I like the concept and theme behind it, however the words themselves are a bit weak, so maybe tidying it your word-choice?
Overall, I liked this quite a lot! Great job, Mikko!
~ as always, Audy
It sounds even nicer a second time around
Mikko!!
Why hadn't I laid my eyes on this beautiful piece sooner? The description, the imagery, the structure, the rhyme, the sheer novelty and idea behind this piece is so great! It's so simple and delightful to read. This is simply charming and has all the qualities of a short and sweet poem that I really like!
As always, your talent doesn't cease to amaze me. Great job with this and keep the ink flowing. Always.
Murtuza
AGGGGHHHH MIKKO!!!!! My friend I love your writing. I am definitely a huge fan! This piece is sooo strong and descriptive which is really why i love it so much. Honestly.... I really don't have anything to critique because this is so great lol. Please keep up on writing and keep up the good work!!!
TuckEr EllsworTh
Really cool! Makes me that much more excited for snow to blanket my yard. In many ways Winter really is my favorite time of year. Keep up the GREAT work!
Hey Mikko,
I love this poem. ^_^ I thought it flowed very well, except maybe slightly kinda at the end.
I'm definitely no authority figure on poems, but this part feels slightly more clunky than the rest. I think it's "Leaves footprints." In my opinion it would flow better with another word in there, like for example, "It leaves footprints." But I don't want to over-step my boundaries and tell you how to write your poem, so... yeah.
Anyway, you YWS people are getting me to like poems. Which is slightly terrifying. Curse you all and your talentedness.
I like this!
I can't see anything that needs improving.
xxx
I love snow, too... and I love poems that rhyme, and poems that use simple words like "lies" and make them sound beautiful, somehow...
Your poem does that!
*follows* !
When I read this through the first time, I did't have any initial interpretations, but after reading it a second time, I got the impression of a graveyard. I don't know if this is what you intended or not, but I'll put comments into why that's what I thought of:
Since you didn't put any description saying that you were describing a graveyard, I'm assuming that it was not the intent of this poem. However, the fact that the words you wrote made me think about this means that your words are having an effect on the reader.
Take it as a compliment that someone is finding a different meaning than what you intended, because many great poems elicit such a response. (Think about discussions about poems in high school literature classes)
Thank you for your reviews, guys! I put the corrections in bold.
Nice poem, by the way. Poetry about nature is some of the most beautiful. Be glad that nature has such great bounties of inspiration for poets like you, Mikko, and you'll always have a great poem brewing in your wake. There were a few parts that confused me, like the part about the lad and the place where good and bad meets. Those tripped me up, and I think it may be a good idea to either add something to elaborate on that a little or change that stanza some. Other than that, no really big problems.
Nice poem!! I liked it. The way that you incorporated snow with other things... Good
Keep writing,
Alzora