Winter's Slumber

Winter's Slumber Contest Regina McIntosh Winter's slumber has me in cozy places, warm and comforted I am grateful for the wood fire that burns, many blankets I have So many things to help me get through the bitter cold The wind that howls through the woods and all the piles of snow It is the season to hunker down, giving time to reflect on past events To plan positive things for the days ahead, to process methodically A time to be grateful for new things and old creative talents Still, the sun shines on many cold days, rising with endurance As it creates sparkling stars in the pure, white, snow Showing beauty bypasses the battles of the cold weather I awaken from slumber on these stark, beautiful, days Birds come to the feeder, as I watch the show through frosty windows A colorful picture filled with songs, alert my senses to see and hear It is a time to cherish the shelter of this safe home To appreciate all there is when the world is cold outside A time for rest, a time for relaxation, a time to enhance intuition It is a contrast of kindness and bitterness, calmness and fierceness The power of patience, granted by the bulbs, waiting to bloom in spring 12/26/23