'til once more the songbirds sing

'til once more the songbirds sing

A Poem by Gee
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The onset of winter

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Winter came not meek nor mild
but with hoare frosted, bellowed breath
that coated all with thin laid ice
sending autumn to her death.

Whilst a waning sun, by summer spent,
rises barely roof ridge high
as armadas of grey galleons
sail 'cross an ever darkening sky.

And fallow fields neath purest white
trees petrified and bare,
are an epitaph to a season lost
and the beauty she did share.

I inward say, " farewell for now,
farewell 'til the birth of spring,
let me slumber deep, silently,
'til once more the songbirds sing"








© 2023 Gee


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Sounds as though winter has come early to the UK. Good rhyming here, and the stark imagery makes the cold come home. Where I am the autumn is still in its fullness and beauty. But that we could always have spring and autumn; the extreme seasons are getting harder to bear.

Posted 2 Years Ago


Gee

2 Years Ago

Thank you JTB
Bravo! I will be hibernating as well when the snow comes or with daylight savings time, whichever comes first. I do love season poems, nicely written!

Posted 2 Years Ago


Gee

2 Years Ago

I like Bravo, has me wanting to now in a slightly nervous manner, shyly :))
Thank you for you.. read more


which reminds me .. I must get a new scarf and a space blanket asap .. by Jove, this is an excellent ode to my least favourite time of year sir 😊

Posted 2 Years Ago


Gee

2 Years Ago

Yep, soon be time to break out the winter wardrobe.
Thank you :)
Neville

2 Years Ago


pleasure mate & all mine 😊
This is good stuff Gee. Some great lines here.

"sending autumn to her death

I love this time of year.

Posted 2 Years Ago


Gee

2 Years Ago

Been a while in coming. Have suffered with a scrambled brain since contracting the dreaded Vid.
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Gee

2 Years Ago

Ooops, thank you
This is an excellent poem, Gee. My favorite line: as armadas of grey galleons
sail 'cross an ever darkening sky. Perfect!

Posted 2 Years Ago


Gee

2 Years Ago

Thanks Relic, so glad you enjoyed:)
An excellent description of autumn's denial being sliced in two by the warning wind of winter, as we all shrink into our heaviest clothing, hoping for more reasons than I care to recall, that we are due a mild one... Pfft!
Just keep doing those weekend O/T shifts, just in case you want to treat your family to a bit of a heat.
Another reason to hate Putin, like we needed another!
Hope you and yours are well Sir.


Posted 2 Years Ago


Gee

2 Years Ago

Santander ! read "can't hammer in"
Lorry

2 Years Ago

I'm always getting santander and can't hammer in confused too. It'll be that predunctive toast again.. read more
Gee

2 Years Ago

😂............

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Added on October 30, 2022
Last Updated on November 26, 2023
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Milton keynes, United Kingdom



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