Winter Wildflower

Inside our homes wrapped up in warmth For winter time is here Outside the frost and snow abounds So bleak it feels the end is near No sign of life the world is sleeping Birds are sheltering from the cold The leafless trees like skeletons frosty statues in winter’s stranglehold But wait, just as a new day dawns As winter sun peeps shyly through I spy the tiniest sweet green shots So delicate, so promising, so new I stay inside for it’s so cold How can these plants start growing Did a tiny ray of sun give hope Have they come too soon, not really knowing Today I pulled my blinds back To behold a spectacular sight As the whitest little snowdrops shine like sparkling stars in the sky at night Written 24th October 2018 For ‘Seasonal or Unseasonal’ competition Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues Contest: WK 2 MARCH 2019 Sponsor: Brian Strand 1st place