A Winter Day

I wake to see A sea of white Laid upon us during the Night Heavily bearing weight On the limbs Brisk are the winter winds Dancing flakes on window the trims A wonderland to delight our eyes It’s snowman building in children’s eyes Noisy snow blowers in The neighborhood Shovels scrapping Ice hanging off the dogwood And those cumbersome coats and boots And getting kids into their snowsuits Rosy cheeks And runny noses Frozen hands and cold toes And in the evening light Illumination seem very bright So hang those mittens By the fire and Off to bed Its time to retire