BETTER DAYS TOMORROW
The sun is bright but the wind is cold.
Fine when I was young but now I’m growing old.
The weather chills me to the bone
And as I sit at home alone
I snuggle warm close to the fire
A cat purring like a feline choir.
I place sacrificial logs with care,
To burn with blue smoke and their heat to share
With all the empty corners of my dwelling.
What Joy! I hear a church bell knelling
] the death of winter. Jack Frost be gone.
And take your flaky friends.
Just step aside, make clear the way,
Spring would like to have her say.
Plants are stirring in the ground.
Soon I’ll see my garden crowned
With Snowdrops white and pure
Only then will I be sure
That spring will be here soon
And summer’s heated days of June.
When the sun makes it too warm to bask
There’s a question I’ll no doubt ask
Jack Frost where did you go?
I know this might sound quite bold
But deep down I prefer the cold.
Even if the cold winds blow
Winter’s snow is one great show.
You can’t hear snowflakes when they fall
They arrive in silence to cover all
To hide the ugly sites we make
And all the features which are fake.
Like diamonds scattered everywhere
Crystal beauty free to share
With all of those with eyes to see
One does not ask how this can be.
Nature’s majesty and splendor
Behind each season’s door.
Cold, hot warm and even wet:
Each day I wake gets better yet.
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When I think of the time I have spent bundling my life into and out of boxes. Ah well, it's all water under the bridge. But I am grateful for the experience. At the end of the day I will be able to say with a certain authority, "been there, done that".
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January 6, 2017 at 2:44 am
How do you do this? I love the way you write these poems that roll on and on there like waves ebbing and flowing. Is this a new one of yours or one from the garage. When are you going to start doing the daily word post? It’s great fun to add the suggested word within what you write and it gets a much better readership too …. 🙂
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January 6, 2017 at 7:57 am
Thank you once again Elaine. Most of this comes from boxes of stuff written years ago all of it handwritten. Of course it all needs work before posting. Some of it is rather dark. Don’t remember what was going on in my life at the time. Some of it sloppy too. Not familiar with the daily word challenge.
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January 7, 2017 at 8:09 am
Heartwarming, and although I dislike wet winters (for all sorts of reasons) I tend to enjoy each season more and more as I get older. Fine poem.
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January 7, 2017 at 9:31 am
I think it’s because we pay attention more as we get older.
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January 9, 2017 at 11:31 am
Wonderful poetry
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