Snow Shelter Poems

I.
In the hush of the first movement,
Silent snowfall plays a soft overture.
Each flake a note, descending gently,
A white serenade to quiet streets.
Nature's breath slows, like...

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Seek shelter from the snow and rain;
from wind and stormy ocean waves.
Seek shelter not to be in pain;
with elements, do all that saves.

But, there's a...

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October is one of those months that begin to transition and change to prepare for winter.

As our days begin to shorten, this tenth month brings...

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A crack in the night’s deep silence
thundering and blinding!
I stop to listen and watch
the falling daggers of ice,
snapping limbs, and shivering snow
dumping in clumps from...

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I found a stray kitten in the woods,
it died while I drove it to the shelter.
It would have died in the snow anyway.

Friends are calling,
they...

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There’s an aged Eastern cedar tree
not far from the steps of my back door.
Enormous and quite old it harbors
a full range of flora and fauna
that...

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north-west wind bitter
fresh layer of snow on ground
seeking warm shelter...

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Shelter yourself from unhappy thoughts and an unwanted sneeze:
think of sunshine when dreary days make you shiver...
winter is well-known for the deep sadness of its...

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