Thursday, January 13, 2011

Winter -Inside and Out

Sparkling icicles drip, hot cocoa sip
Bare sticks & twigs, raisins & figs
Birds quickly flit, fireplace lit
Outside cold and ice, inside its nice

Kindling collection, boots' resurrection
Winter's harsh chill, bread baked with dill
Kids' sleds to pull, sweaters' soft wool
Snowshovels call, mulled cider will stall

Wind whips the branches, candle flame dances.
Birds on the wire, logs on the fire
Nor'easter storm, cozy and warm
Tools on their hooks, curled up with a book.

Sky's bleak grey hue, rest and renew
Frozen watering can, draw a new garden plan
Observe Nature's way, celebrate the new day
Blustering wind, resolutions rescind

Birds' suet block, warm woolen socks
Tracks in the snow, please let this blog flow!
Hawks on the prowl, hear that wind howl
Leaves that quake, cookies to bake

Green things are few, hearty soup and stew
Frozen lake ice, cinnamon spice
Squirrels dig up acorns, snuggly quilt warms
Let Heaven and Nature sing, hibernate til Spring!