Winter Is Coming

                Winter Is Coming

   

    Novembers' nights are getting colder with

    the last glimmer of the fading full moon,

    it's hard to see against the gathering clouds
    that are marking the coming of winter.

    Leaves still clinging desperately to branches

    while millions of their bretherine coat the ground.

    A stag stands watch over his doe and chases off

    another would-be suitor, the leaves rain down.

    Acorns by the hundreds, thousands crunch

    beneath the feet, unfound by the squirrels that

    scamper from tree to tree, food for a winter,

    a winter that is coming soon, felt already in the air.

    Only the birds of winter remain to add their songs

    to the gray and gloom, highlighted only by the soon

    to be glistening snow-covered branches and the

    red berries of the holly bush towering above it.

    High in the towering fir a lonely snowy owl hoots,

    while an ice-crusted stream meanders the forest floor.

    Deer and other animals enjoy this treat before it freezes,

    then go to find a warm haven against the coming cold.

    Howling, stormy winds stream through the forest,

    maple leaf sized snowflakes soar on the gusts.

    Clutching the bare branches, painting them white,

    soon the forest is a tapestry of ivory.  Winter has come.

    

       

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

How can this have so few views and only two reviews...

Absurd!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I really like the part about the doe and the would-be suitor...
Yes, Winter has come...not so bad in Southern Illinois....but it is here for a while.
really good write, Dave,
j.

[Dave]

Thank you Jacob - it's been a while since I posted anything. I appreciate your kindness.
Take care - Dave

[Chris Shaw]

A descriptive write Dave incorporating both the elements and the natural environment through the change of seasons. Some very nice images filtered through. Well we are in winter, but no snow here, though it has been cold. Hope you and your loved ones are doing well. All the best.

Chris

[Dave]

Chris thanks for stopping by. So far, so good, but they have been warning us about a huge storm heading our way.
Take care - Dave

[Chris Shaw]

You keep safe now Dave.