Winter Revels

Old Lang Syne meaningfully with gusto Hogmanay celebrations in full swing Revellers savour whiskeys afterglow Watching square dancers doing highland fling Laden snow clouds have accumulated Inky heavens to sheer mountain ski top As frozen misty hailstones enshrouded onwards from midnight chimes, it did not stop Mechanisation had ground to standstill So stranded most where, no alarm to raise Prompted mountaineers try to ski downhill Technology cut off they did appraise Happily acknowledging extra days Revellers exclaimed jubilant hoorays Oct 29 2019 New Fall Sonnets Poetry Contest Emile Pinet