**** robin wakes and greets the dawn With high-pitched chittering; Spindly legs bear his stout form Across the frozen terrain; Icy breezes ruffle rosy breast, Blood red against the charcoal soil And sugar-frosted shrubs; He spies a lardy oasis Strung from a barren branch And breaks the night’s fast With ravenous peck. Close by, spider, aroused, Dazzled by its diamond-studded abode, Unfurls its legs to investigate The solitude of its frozen labour. Gazing down upon the scene, The hazy moon, Sickle of silver smudged On sapphire sky, Prepares to renounce its sentry duty To the sun, The glowing amber orb On the horizon; And so to bed Jack Frost, Your toil is done.