A Winter Day

The wind comes blowing through the wood,
And Winter comes a-calling.
The trees give up their last few leaves,
The first snow flakes start falling.

The open, barren branches,
Now look stark against grey skies.
The rose bush too is naked, bare,
It's beauty sacrificed,

To the quiet and the chill,
As Winter now takes hold,
And on the surface Nature sleeps,
Through Winter's biting cold.

Floating snow flakes drifting down,
Make me pull up my hood,
As torch in hand I brave the depths,
Of snow drifts through the wood.

Just half an hour ago it seems,
The path was pristine, clear,
And now the snow has got so deep,
It reaches to my rear.

It will be good to get back home,
But just plain had to mail a letter,
To tell the folks back home about,
This fine Canadian weather.




Never saw snow before in my life until we immigrated to Canada when I was 27yrs old.
I love it and it's a true miracle of God; but it's cold and wet and it's more fun to watch from a warm room than to be outside in it.    (Smile)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 12/26/2011 8:35:00 PM
You describe it so perfectly Judy. I live between the two lakes and that moderates the cold so we don't really get snow till January. It's so beautiful, just lasts too long. I wonder where you live in Canada.
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Date: 12/27/2011 12:29:00 PM
Thanks so much Liz. Glad you like it. I live in Airdrie , Alberta. Love it here but want to move to the country. Pray God sells our land so we can go. God Bless, JB
Date: 12/24/2011 7:21:00 PM
Hmm..we had a strong winter once where i lived,, i remember reaching pulling on a metal dog chain,, and finding myself on the floor..) i had not realised it was frozen as i stood there after letting him loose,, it was like that for a few days in 1987.) 20-then it thawed slowly; & left after 3 weeks
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Date: 12/27/2011 12:39:00 PM
That must have been funny watching you pull that chain and end up on your back. (smile) Thanks bunches my friend. Glad you liked it. God Bless, JB
Date: 12/23/2011 10:48:00 AM
I've also missed the snow till this year, after spending 45 years away in NZ and AUS, so i know the feeling you describe here, in your wonderful poem. harry
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Date: 12/22/2011 9:38:00 PM
YEs, it IS more fun to watch than to be in!! I love that ending. VEry tongue in cheek. Is Canada a lot like here in the US, JUdy, weather wise?? I mean, I'm from Iowa, very cold. Does it much colder than a midwest winter?
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Date: 12/22/2011 10:29:00 PM
Thanks so much Andrea. Don't really know much about the midwest. Before coming to Canada I was born and raised in Fla and never got out of a 380mile radius in my life. Rode all the way through Tennessee and Kentucky marveling at the mountains. Glad you liked this. God Bless and Merry Christmas, JB
Date: 12/22/2011 9:25:00 AM
This is a wonderful write Judy! I just love the depiction of the frozen winter! To be out in it is a brave notion and one I don't want to have incur!! It is a beautiful sight if you are not in it, that's for sure!! Awesome Work!!
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Date: 12/22/2011 10:38:00 AM
Thanks so much Russ . It is beautiful but you have to be dressed for it or inside where it's warm. God Bless and Merry Christmas, JB
Date: 12/22/2011 8:05:00 AM
Winter IS beautiful - - angels in the snow. A peaceful Christmas I wish for you! OXOX Love Anne-Lise
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Date: 12/22/2011 11:13:00 AM
Thanks so much my friend. Glad you liked it. God Bless, JB
Date: 12/22/2011 7:30:00 AM
Winter is a beautiful sight Judy no matter how cold though I too prefer the warm indoors. I love this stanza "To the quiet and the chill, As Winter now takes hold, And on the surface Nature sleeps, Through Winter's biting cold." Agape, Moses
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Date: 12/22/2011 7:35:00 AM
Thanks so much John. Glad you liked it. God Bless and Merry Christmas, JB
Date: 12/22/2011 5:44:00 AM
you have totally captured the essence of winter here..and yes better to watch the beauty from a warm spot with a cup of coffee in hand!! love,Deb
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Date: 12/22/2011 5:47:00 AM
Thanks so much Deb. Glad you liked it Merry Christmas and God Bless, JB
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