sweet hot chocolate
rich creamy deliciousness
wintertime comfort
pale wind
blows in
inside
o u t s i d e
walked ground
walked down
snowflakes
loose gate
songbirds
stillbirth
bleak boughs
shadow
long death
short breath
staid stars
so far
----
pale wind
blows in
outside
i n s i d e
walked ground
walked down
palm feels
chime bells
shivers
enter
cold's will
healed, filled
fireplace
heat's gait
a thaw
trauma
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in the frosted morning light, she reigns,
a splash of crimson 'midst the snowy grains,’
gone in a fleeting glance, the world's beauty contained.
Careful steps on ice
Deep breaths
In silence take it in
Here all alone
On the way home
As winter walks begin
Shadows loom about
There’s gloom
Yet something in the air
A peaceful still
Despite the chill
No other time compares
Silhouettes we are
And yet
We more than shadows be
Till winter’s end
Here with this friend…
The fallen snow and me
wintertime blues melt
March ushering in springtime
frogs joining the choir
written February 15, 2022
spears reach sky
snow mirrors the light-
wintertime
In winter’s peaceful reverie, enchanting snowfall reigns
with dizzy, wistful flurries that flow so lightly down
they settle softly o’er the treetops and the winding lanes
while children sled around and distant church bells sound
across the wavy hillsides and blanketed white ground.
And in the air, aromas waft of lightly roasted chestnuts
distinctly mixed with purest scents of cinnamon and spice
it lingers around chimneys, settles into evening’s hush
enticing all to gather into home and hearth’s fire light
to celebrate with Christmas songs and jubilant delight.
Written on 12/11/2021
Set to the tune of 'Edelweiss' from The Sound of Music
Wintertime, wintertime
Evergreens don festive wardrobes
Ivory
Christmas Eves
Swirl in peppermint snowglobes
Magical mirrors of lakes to skate
Taste snowflakes
On our tongues
Wintertime, wintertime
Keep my heart warm
Til spring comes.
12/02/21
Poem of the Day
December 4th, 2021
Wintertime, and the snow is now falling.
Trees are bare, and the wind blows through them
Holes in the cabin, and we feel like its freezing.
Dad must bring some good warmth to all of us.
Drag in some thick logs, and the fireplace is ready.
Then, we’ll surely find plenty warm woollen clothes.
Look, sweet child, the lake is all thick and icy.
Let's go skating and we'll enjoy all this day.
(NB Whether I succeeded or not I leave this to your judgement. I tried to write a poem on wintertime using the famous song Summertime. I apologized if I failed.)
Stormy, showery, windy
Freezing evening
Wintertime, timber
Leaved forest, pointed pines old
A forlorn dog
With thoughts in its head
Growls at eared, sleepy owl
Who rises from cursed bed
Without a pause
Turned and fled
Where is the butterfly
and where does it go in the wintertime
Fly away, flies the butterfly
As the snowflakes come falling down
Do the crystal white drops of dew
Fall, frighten and freeze you
Come true, come here be near
my ladybug arthropod
my dragonfly
as a kiss as in nervousness, a lady
trepidation praying mantis
I just can't stand this
As the ghostly clouds come forth
As the white frozen raindrops come from the North
As the Arctic winds blows
the cold crested white blanketed skies
Where is the butterfly
and where does it go in the wintertime
1/29/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©
Ghost Gloomy Wintertime Shadow Mountain - A Haiku
gloomy wintertime
A poor, terrible ghost stalks
at the old shadows
wintertime dweller
speaking, terrible ghost talks
watching the shadows
as yon snow flakes falls
shadows of whiten mound banks
gloomy wintertime
01/19/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2020
COVERED WINTERTIME- - A Haiku
covered wintertime
a nocturnal squirrel looks
in spite of the bear
~
snow-clad wintertime
a frozen lake looks solid
man in the middle
~
covered wintertime
an awaken squirrel runs
gathering ground nuts
12/15/19 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
wintertime chile
so merry sand castle squeaks
duck betrayed by sleet
12/14/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
is wintertime now
all my shining pairs of shoes
went out for a walk
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