The degrees drop
The wind bites
The days so short
And long the nights
*******
Bones feel brittle
And ache with pain
The body reacts
With strengh to sustain
*****
Awaken slowly
Shuffling along
Sipping hot coffee
With a desire to prolong
*****
Push into the day
That beckons ahead
When push comes to shove
I’d rather go back to bed
******
Obligations to meet
I’m the responsible one
So much to do
Before anything fun
*****
A simple routine
Excecuted with care
Washing and sweeping
And cooking with flair
*****
Me and my apron
One and the same
I don it each day
With more pride than shame
******
Too cold to go out
That’s one excuse
No one to go with
With me, the recluse
*****
It’s not ordinary
Nor boring or dull
What I do with my life
Keeps me quite full
*****
A winter’s night
A dreary season
Offset with scents
To adjust my reason
*****
Baked goods galore
Candles alight
Gloom on the outside
Yet inside so bright
******
Winter and I
We get along well
I’m a homebody you know
With few dreams to quell
February 21, 2013
Coventry CT
this made me think how right in the middle of winter is my favorite holiday ~ Christmas, with good food, family, friends, love ~ surrounded by cold and forced isolation for months and nothing growing, just frozen.
of course, i live in the desert where the weather is fair, but it feels like winter in my soul sometimes, you know what i mean?
beautifully written, Jo! xoxox
I like that despite the brittle bones that ache and all the things to do before “fun,” in the end, your fondness for winter is what comes through.
I love that you understand j. It’s all a part of winter and how it makes me feel. A season of being indoors, doing indoor things. A perfect match for a homebody like me. Thanks so much for stopping by.
Thanks’ Diane. It’s a poem about winter, I intentionally tried to evoke a winter feeling with the words. You got it. Thanks so much for taking the time to read and comment. All is well.
You’re quite the writer Joanne. I could feel so much of the feeling of this poem. <Hard to explain.
: ) Hope all is okay with you.