WINTER

It now sneaks up within the grey And brings the Arctic air our way Its evil spell is taking hold So we must brace against the cold. Celsius degrees hit sub zero And small mammals burrow below To escape from the worst of times And most birds fly to warmer climes The sky that was a joyful view Now dreary grey replaces blue Each day we see no sign of sun That pleasure now is surely gone We suffer shortage of day light And shiver through each day and night But we endure and we pray That long dark hours go away We dream about the coming spring When daylight then is lengthening And bringing joyful springtime skies And then we see the snowdrops rise.