One Warm Winter Day

Not long ago, one midwinter day The sky was bright blue, not dull winter gray It lured me out, from my hiding place For a welcome but needed, much change of pace Heel-hound in tow, we made our way into the woods, that clear winter day The old path we knew, still cloaked in leaf Lost gold dropped by, last autumn's thief Hardwoods were sleeping, silent and bare Fresh winter jasmine permeated the air Large hawks were watching, small critters play Each was enjoying their warm winter day Through woods, through meadow, then 'long the creek The harbinger song of a distant grosbeak A rare flock of turkeys ordinarily at bay Dropped in for a visit on that winter day As the day and the sun, began to tire My companion and I, headed for the home fire Relaxed and refreshed, no longer blase' We owed it all to one warm winter day. 1-9-2019