LEAVING WINTERS SHADOW

 

When we come out

Of winters shadow

And it’s finally spring

There is fire in my heart.

And a lightness in my step

And the world seems full

Of infinite possibilities

THE SPRING MELT

 

The heavily laden

Mountain slopes

Slowly shed their winter coat

Beginning the slow spring melt

The snow and ice

Releasing the water

Imprisoned within it

Metamorphosing as it seeps

Into every crevice

Rivulets gently trickling 

Into dormant streams

Gaining volume and momentum

As it tumbles downward

Swelling and growing

Feeding cascading waterfalls

And white water rapids

As it races to the valleys below

THE CHILL WIND

 

The chill wind

Bitter and biting

Buffeted the house

Rattling the windows

And whistling at the door

Exploiting every weakness

Exposing every crack

To chill us to our bones

SNOWDROPS IN WINTER

 

Snowdrops in winter

Mother nature’s heralds

Of the coming spring

AS BITTER WINTER DISAPPEARS

 

As bitter winter disappears

The springtime cheers

As with each new flower

The season grows in power

Spring is here again

Stirring the souls of men

LIKE WIND BLOWN PETALS

 

Like windblown petals

The snow fell in gentle swirls

Settling on the landscape

To delight the boys and girls

WINTERS FURY

 

The wind howled around the house

And whistled through the trees

Bringing snow in blizzards

The strong winds across the rooftops

Whipped up the loose grains

And chased them like white ribbon

Across the grey slate

It wasn’t pretty snow

Nor did it present a pretty scene

Not at all picturesque

Or picture postcard

Snow was blown in horizontally

With great ferocity

And as I drew the drapes

It spattered the casement windows

I shivered and thanked God

I was safely home