Winter Blessings

As winter waits around the corner, Some dread the darkened days But, I don’t forget the sparkling snow That glistens in the winter sunshine The flakes that come twirling down, Fluttering through the winter air The clear icicles hanging like crystals Most of all, the special quiet stillness Of new fallen snow, peace is all around There is so much in winter to be found The sunrises and sunsets cast the rays Between the bare standing winter trees Spreading light across the white snow It’s almost blinding, but truly awakening There’s something about woodstove warmth Not cocoa, coffee and crockpot dinners Somehow, inside becomes more comforting Especially through the long, bitter cold days I welcome the winter blessings on the way No other season offers this kind of display Heidi Sands 10/31/21