Winter's Tale

In the chilly 

and icy winter,

with its limited avenues

of sunshine

and evening darkness,

Love blossomed in my chest...

When nature itself was

dying....

drowning....

murdered by the suffocating avalanche of

ice and snow and sadness......

      It was beautiful

Frosty Aspen leaves blowing,

cradled by the North wind....

The sun a pearly speck

in the turquoise sky....

The moon...brighter than ever

shone down.....

Chinar leaves raining 

in the garden of breezes...

Hemlocks, Spruces, Pines, and Fir trees

swaying to the backdrop of

barn owl hoots and

rattling wind in the chimney.....

We read story books all day and 

made assumptions about the future...

In a home of wood, warmth, and wellness, 

we stayed....

                                        .... Forever?

Forever.

Author's Note

Winter is a beautiful canvas according to me! :)

Back here for a little while...I hope to review back as many writers and poets as I can...:))

Notes on the poem:
Chinar leaf :A leaf from an oriental tree found in the cold snowy northern region of India. It resembles the maple leaf somewhat and sheds in the winter.

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

The beauty of winter contained in verse. I'd never heard of the Chinar tree or leaves so that was an interesting bit of knowledge. We have Great Horned owls here and they call to each other (male and female) each morning, just at dawn, in the coldest winter months. The female's song is loud and high while the male's song is short and low. I enjoyed the read.

[Moonie]

Thank you so much for the lovely review! Chinar really has the prettiest shape in my opinion!

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the Winter days. The days and nights seem more quiet. I liked your description of Winter. Thank you dear friend for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Moonie]

Thank you so much! :))

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my dear friend.

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

We read story books all day and
made assumptions about the future...
In a home of wood, warmth, and wellness,
we stayed....
.... Forever?
Forever.

Yes we do so most of time in the chilly winter. The word "Forever" echoes more like those of ages....

[Moonie]

Thank you so much, Sky! :)))

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Welcome friend :)))

[WoodenChair]

wow this is pretty sweet,

[MAC]

simply put, a very beautiful write...

[Moonie]

Thank you for your kind words.. :)

[Dr. Wood ?]

What a beautiful accolade to what is often the most stunning part of the year

[Moonie]

Thank you for being so kind! :))

[KeithEBaucum]

This is a wonderful poem. Very well written.

[Moonie]

Thank you for your lovely words! :))

[An owl on the moon]

So stunning, the warmth you can create even in the chilled air. What a beautiful, sacred glimpse of the winter world, and your note takes us a bit deeper into the roots of your everlasting garden. Wonderfully warm voice. :)

[Moonie]

Thank you so much! I am absolutely glad you liked it! :))

[Einstein Noodle]

richly imbued with scenes, senses, and feelings .. i could almost hear you reciting this .. the personal touch of your pic along with your poem truly touched me ..in such a tender way .. winter doesn't have to be so bad ..does it!?
E.

[Papaya]

This does have a very warm and cozy feel to it and visions of a lovely winter setting. Nice one MFD.

[Moonie]

Thank you so much! This poem is kinda very close to me! :))

[Bare trees]

This is beautiful to read. Your words are soft on the ears and your images bright and clear to the minds eye.