Embracing Winter's Warmths
Embracing the winter to come and finding truew warmth
Embracing Winter's Warmth.
©-Matthew F. Blowers III
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It hangs with an icy grip
on the crisp edges of November
waiting to drop in
off of the North winds fury.
with the howling shrieks
of each frigid breeze.
It will enter suddenly with
the sole purpose of creating
frozen stalactites
of our nostril hairs
as well as our
frigid fingers and numb toes.
Its chilly glare haunts all
as it strips the multi-colored
quilts of October.
and then beds us down
in stark white blankets.
We feel enslaved
in our iced castles
a hyper-nation,
left in a hibernation
of shivering souls
in a crystallized tomb.
Our weathermen
tell us spooky stories
warning us to stay at home
from all that is abominable.
It is nothing worthy of worship
yet still we light
many burnt offerings
to its vast powers.
Yet it is a quiet place,
diamond studded and
muffled by the frozen
condensation of most noise
and there is a lot to be said
for the warm comfort of
two snuggling up together
as the world lies buried.
Endless splendor
stays untouched,
by the rush to go out
and brace its wrath
and so we find more time
to spend with each other
that is seldom seen under
a bedazzling sun.
Yet the crunch of four feet
tempting it's bite,
and two hands sharing
10 fingers on short walks in
Winter's charms
brings the realization
that the music of love
endures all
that may fall upon us
as each brittle note thaws
into a delightful brew Ha Ha.
It can be savored
in the souls of those
who find contentment
by embracing Winter's warmth.
Peace and love to you and yours
in this Newborn winter
meant to draw us
much closer together.
Let us give Thanks for this
long, white bookmark in the
busy chapters of our lives.
Art~Whimsically Yours Studio-(c)-2017
