They said it would get warmer—
that the temperature would rise.
I just looked out the window,
and I couldn’t believe my eyes!
The snow is falling harder
than it fell all yesterday.
There’s not a doubt about it.
Snow’s moving in to stay.
Winter Day
It’s a day for the soft, warm snugglies.
It’s a day to turn up the heat.
It’s a day for some good hot coffee.
It’s a day for a Winter Treat!
484,000 Americans Dead
The relentless death toll goes on up
as countless lives are lost.
The grim statistics don’t reveal
the truth of the human cost.
To Cheryl
I’m burning a candle for you today
to keep you safe from harm.
I’ll keep a candle burning till
I know you’re home, and warm.
Seasons
We usually have one season.
We call that season “Rain”.
It’s really very simple.
It rains, then it rains again.
These seasonal variations
add an odd complexity.
These places with four seasons
all seem very strange to me.
My Mother
My little Mother taught me a lot
about Grace in growing old.
And her life lessons are
a help to me
in these days of Winter Cold.
Snowbound
Today I’m snowbound.
I just can’t go.
My world hit “pause”
with the winter snow.
Rainbow
I caught a Rainbow in my hand.
It didn’t want to stay.
It flashed its colors, fresh and bright,
and then it slipped away.
Winter Storm
The quiet snow fell through the night.
I woke up to a world that’s white.
The snow keeps sifting, falling down….
…still and quiet….all around.
11 Percent Vaccinated
More people are getting the COVID vaccine.
The numbers are inching higher.
With each percentage point we reach,
life feels just a little less dire.
