Winter Comes Again

With the summer rays receding,

And the trees abscising leaves;

With the breezes turning bitter

As a warning for long sleeves;

 In the bleak and heavy silence

When the world is on the wane-

Woe to the cold and lonely

That Winter comes again.

 

As the colours lose their lustres,

And the clouds eclipse the sky;

As Nature creaks and whistles,

And the threat of snow is high;

As the dried-out dregs of Autumn

 Mesh and moulder in the rain-

Woe to the tired and hungry

That Winter comes again.

 

With the hearth prepared with kindling,

 Yet no match to make it flame;

With the hours like days elapsing,

As the darkness stakes its claim;

Whilst the frost creeps through the houses,

And fogs ev’ry windowpane-

Woe to the broken-hearted

That Winter comes again.

 

In the stern and stagnant labyrinth

Where the blights and burdens grow;

In the deep and dour foreboding

From the eerie streetlamp glow;

In the sweeping desolation

Yielding nothing much to gain-

Woe to the drifting shadows

That Winter comes again.

-EDP

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

Very beautiful and descriptive. I feel the welcome and some dread of winter.

[emipoemi]

thank you!! glad you enjoyed it!

[Sami Khalil]

I hope so. You are welcome.

[Gee]

Tis as good as it gets :)

[emipoemi]

thanks Gee!

[LJW]

Absolutely perfect.

I usually do not like rhyming poetry.
This is a rare exception. It doesn't seem forced or overwritten. Just a stunner here!

[emipoemi]

Thank you so much!! Gotta give rhyme a chance on occasion, as some rhymers out there know how to play the game the same way that some Free-Versers do as well. I'm trying to bridge that harmony with my work. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Blue]

Ahh, I've read many poems about Summer this, Winter that, but this is on another level of Winter COOLness, ya know. :) Masterpiece, I say! One I'll read over and over as a challenge for me that I must double, or triple, my efforts to be as good. Bravo!

[emipoemi]

Uh oh! I don't know whether to fear or grin at this challenge, but for what it's worth AAAAHHH! The fact the someone is going to use one of my poems as their bar is.....I'm bouncing off walls, right now! Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[Blue]

Hahaha are we both fangirling over each other right now hahaha

[emipoemi]

Girl, you don't wanna be around me when I fangirl! 'Cause, for what it's worth, I'm a guy, so that says something! lol

[Blue]

Lol, my bad, I'm sorry I assumed! Hahaha

[emipoemi]

no sweat. a) you're not the first, and b) when I get that excited/moved about something, watch out, I fangirl. And I'm not ashamed of it. It's what livens up my personality.

[Carly]

Hi, thank you for your reviews on my post, I appreciate the constructive criticism. This is a lovely poem. You have some great rhymes in here and it flows really well.

As the colours lose their lustres,
And the clouds eclipse the sky;
As Nature creaks and whistles,
And the threat of snow is high;

These lines are beautiful! Very descriptive. Thanks for sharing :)

[emipoemi]

Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it. And you're very welcome for the reviews and comments.... always happy to be of help.

[H L Rose]

I can clearly see the dismal expressions, and effects of winter in this poem. I especially liked the four descriptions of the
“cold and lonely”
“Tired and hungry”
“Broken hearted”
“Drifting shadows”
I can picture a different person and their distress with each one.

I’ve got a love-hate relationship with winter. I love the colder weather, the snow, and many other aspects about the season, but it’s hard to look forward to it, while contemplating the dread that surrounds the season.
I can look forward to winter because I have a roof over my head.
I can look forward to winter because I have a heating system.
I can look forward to winter because I have companions to find warmth with.
I can look forward to winter because depression no longer haunts me on cloudy days.

I appreciate the reality that this poem portrays.

[emipoemi]

Thank you for your comments. I tend to get philosophical with my more serious poems. I feel somewhat like all those kinds of people who suffer during Winter, and so the poem was envisioned and composed. Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, there are aspects of the season we could look forward to if in truth we have them.

[H L Rose]

Having a personal connection with those kinds of emotions would explain how you were able to convey them so accurately. I’m glad you shared them. It’s a great poem.

[emipoemi]

Thanks for reading. It's always a pleasure to welcome people into my world :)