Poetry and a Small Note

Sleepy, Snowy Days

    Upon a weary winter day,
Out on the bare ground I see lay,
Flakes, falling on this blesséd day.
Covering paths and stones, all grey,
    Turning them to white in our sight,
No wights ruin wintery night.

    Out the window I see walk,
A chilled orange fox’s feet stalking.,
    Blackberries which winter held balk,
But, alas, they remain mocking.
A weary fox falls to slumber,
In its towl dug deep, I wonder,

    About its toils till summer,
It lumbers slowly in cumber.
O! how it must wish for her light!
Waiting for end of wearing night.
    So deep in slumber this fox waits,
Indeed in sleep, day it awaites.

    Flakes still yet fall at night’s passing,
In a startled breath I see fall,
    A large lump of snow amassing
From a healthful willow tree tall,
    It teeters under Newton’s rule,
Until it’s on the ground in pool.

    Covered ground, all snowy and smooth,
No print on hallowly surface.
    And so did it appear to soothe
That no wind could stir the curtain.
    Ice snaked up on the frigid glass,
As the night waned, so did day pass.

    No noise greeted the turning day,
Great wide silence keeps spring at bay,
    And only on the wings of May
Comes winterly relief astray.
    White stays the ground until that day,
Naught much is there to do or say.

    Upon this ending winter day,
Out on the white ground I see stray,
    Shoots, of sublime lustrous green lay.
Next to those paths with stones all grey.
    The whiteness melts, the night may pass
But still I think of the fox’s dash.

    Long may be the weary winter,
But less dreary to those light hearts.
    Of fox who passed winter stintly,
Who had naught much in start but part,
    But finished without loss of heart.
To sights of naught, none give their thought.

Afternoon (or morning depending on your time zone). I wrote this and decided to share it here. No, it is not pony-related, but I suppose under a different view it could be seen in that way, but I digress. Anyway, I may not post much--stories and blogs (especially blogs)--but my lack of activity is passing, and I have some things currently in the works which I hope some of you will enjoy when they are finished. Anyhow, have a happy holidays!