Saturday, January 30, 2010

Winter White

Snow coming down in fleece blankets;
Pines and hemlocks frosted in white.
Buster is huddled on blankets,
As if were already night.

The squirrels must have hidden in their
Nests filled with our sunflower seeds.
Bird feeder’s guaranteed squirrel proof --
A warning the rodents do not heed.

Finches feeding in our branches
Stopped eating when the snow began.
Being outside in this weather
Isn’t fit for beast or for man.

Gypsy in Pyrenees heaven,
Covered in snow white as her coat.
The cat is not having much fun;
It is good that dogs cannot gloat.

The driveway was graveled today;
We’re lucky the good weather held.
The mud will only get worse as
The snow blanket begins to melt.

Richard made deliveries of soup,
Thinking the roads would be okay.
He arrived home very impressed
How much snow fall had come to stay.

Oh, winter! It’s surely winter
On our mountain in Tennessee.
As we peer out the windows we
Have no place we would rather be.