Welcoming Winter

WELCOMING WINTER In mid-winter we will be wed: Oh, that the cool whiteness could be sped ! How my heart waits for her cool embrace And the feel of snow flakes on my face, Running warm through her frosted trees, Watching the river’s fastness slow to freeze, And the warmth that follows a ski-run, And the snowshoe races full of fun. Waiting so long is a weary task, Till I’m crumping her white damask Into pearl-grey hollows , And shaping shallow billows. Then our hands touch in warmth and we know There’s only a few weeks to go : A smile from each diamond encrusted branch Shows my face all a-blanch. As my love walks close by me in a hush My heart overflows at her special blush. On sunlit silver snow no cold-eyed tear. Oh my heart yearns for wintry land soon this year !