Winter Wonderland

walk alone on a misty winter morn Through fields of brilliant white, which they now beautifully adorn Clumps of frozen grass scrunching stiffly underfoot This crisp winter chill, ever so sharply does it cut Fallen foliage has gathered upon my path Next year’s nutrition will be the aftermath Bird nests are now visible within skeletal trees All of a sudden exposed to the frigid winter breeze My fingers numb, my little nose is so red All gods creatures tackling the winter dread Once green plant life now veiled in white The persistence of life, so resilient in its fight Snow gently falling like a fantasy dream Picturesque rooftops blanketed in vanilla cream The sky was a misty haze, not a cloud to be seen Like an all-encompassing canopy screen A grandma struggles along frozen streets On a quest to retrieve some Christmas treats She battles through the numbing snow A week's worth of groceries all in tow Santa readies himself, way up in Lapland As children across the world watch the minute hand Parents hoping all will go as planned While outside, a magnificent white winter wonderland I often stand out at night, as snow falls delicately upon me Like crystalline stars descending from the heaven's glory A unique snowflake for every creature great and small A simple snowflake, one for all