A Stormy Winter Night

White snow squalls shift to frigid icy sleet and rain Coated tree limbs dance and sway, crackling in the wind Sleet pellets pummel metal rooftops like a steel drum Desolate roads glisten like mirrors under streetlights Night winds loudly howl and angrily sing away As Mother Nature’s roaring nightly chorus Tall pines tiredly surrender and fiercely fall in booms Early morning sun calms as amber rays peak out Slowly warming silver frosted trees and roads Birds chirp and perch at frozen feeders pecking at seed As tree branches awaken and emerge toward the sun 12/25/22 Contest: Winter Storm Poetry Contest Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues