#wintertime
Winter snow fell this morning,
It peppered the ground.
Yet, it was far too warm,
For any of it to stick around.
The sight was one to behold,
The flakes were large and cold.
I hope there's more white,
To counteract the grey skies.
Winter snow blankets the world in white,
Peaceful, perfect, almost somber, at night.
Though autumn's leaves are gone,
Winter's snow is a functional substitute.
Though when the Sun bids it begone,
The dead world is destitute.
Daylight seems to fade in winter,
Time itself splinters.
Winter's no place to watch flowers bloom,
But neither is it purely grey and doom.
As with autumn, it comes and goes,
Like the snowflakes that come in droves.
Before you know it, winter will be gone,
Springtime will be on the horizon.
Winter's snow may be temporary,
Please don't leave me with apathy.
Dec 4, 2025
Dec 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM UTC
Working and resting
the rural life
sounds and smells
The familiar horizon
high silver trails
dissolving into the sky
After the harvest
do less
talk less
breathe out
with the soughing and rustling
of the wind in soft winter light
Nov 12, 2025
Nov 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM UTC
Berry trees fall glum
At snowfalls greeting; Ruby
No longer loves me.
Apr 10, 2021
Apr 10, 2021 at 9:24 AM UTC
The scent of autumn
trespasses by the name
of our paths---
as our paths intertwine
with one another;
scraping its way out
to welcome the cold,
but warm, and familiar
wintertime.
Nov 30, 2020
Nov 30, 2020 at 3:48 PM UTC
My thoughts of you
are like hundreds of seagulls
on two sides of a bridge,
some perched on small
islands of ice, others
floating on frigid water.
Or maybe they are
like roses in the wintertime -
budding but not blooming,
waiting for some warmth,
or like the once fragrant petals
now fallen to the ground.
Dec 13, 2018
Dec 13, 2018 at 10:54 AM UTC
Cold fingers
dance across my skin.
Too bad, from me, they linger
not him.
Dec 3, 2018
Dec 3, 2018 at 9:22 PM UTC
i remember the night it was supposed to snow
you called me on the phone
and we stayed up all night exchanging our thoughts as we waited for the first flake to drop
some nights i miss your voice and the times you’d call me in the middle of the night drunk at a bar just to see how i was doing
i could smell the liquor through the phone
i wish i’d let you kiss me that night but for some reason i didn’t let you
we drove all around in the night and i showed you my old house where i lived for not too long
you kept trying to make me laugh so you wouldn’t come off too strong
you told me about how your brother died
and i tried you keep you from crying
you kept grasping my fingers when silence fell in my car windows and started every sentence with my name
we went back and forth about the tragedies in our lives but didn’t play the blame game
we smoked a little bit and i parked my car not too far from where you slept
i wonder if that night is something that you kept
not with you always but from time to time
you kissed my cheek goodnight and called me the next morning
i can’t say i miss you
i wish we could’ve stayed friends
i think i should apologize
it’s always good to make amends
or maybe not
farewell urban
Oct 27, 2018
Oct 27, 2018 at 12:20 AM UTC
to winter i belong
a soft, quiet time
of liminal moments
shadow and light
flickering and dancing
on the edge of sight
there, you will find me
in the gossamer wings
of winter birds that dust
their feathers with snow
and ice, their hearts
forever frozen in time
there, you will find me
in the cloudy breath
of barren moors where
stags crown their heads
with naked trees that sleep
beneath an ageing sun
always, you will find me
in winter's cold embrace
in a land frosted with dreams
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Jul 4, 2018
Jul 4, 2018 at 11:07 PM UTC
Walking through the snow
In a winter wonderland we go
Near to our hearts are family and friends
Treetops look so pure and white
Even in the dark our hearts are light
Rudolph and Frosty we watch on T.V.
Time to slow down for time goes so fast
I really wish that I could make the moment last
Memories of joy and laughter: good times in the year
Evening sky is crystal clear
Feb 17, 2018
Feb 17, 2018 at 11:23 AM UTC