A Winter Night

The keenest winter wind so shrilly whistled In the night; The fire in the fireplace flared and fizzled, Giving light Through the wailing winter night. Within the cabin all was warm and cozy In the night; The children's cheeks were glowing red and rosy From the fight In the snowy winter night. The cabin shook and shuddered, softly creaking In the night; The west wind wildly stuttered, as if speaking Through its might, In the windy winter night. The chestnuts loudly crunched as they were cracking In the night; The popcorn proudly popped, and lips were smacking At the sight, By the fire in the night. The children in the house are sweetly sleeping Through the night; The wind, kept out, is wildly wailing, weeping At the slight, While it wanders through the night.