Winter's Woods

Free Verse

The winter woods are stark and empty

Open for all to see_deep

Deep into the soul

Undergrowth devoid of green_no blossoms seen

Wonderful time to explore for can't be taken by surprise

 

There is something about the winter woods that appeals_

Appeals to the human eye

It calls come tramp deep_discover about life

 

There are squirrel nests hidden high(in smmer)

Along with misteltoe_now seen

 

One can see the squirrels play intelligent they are

Not eating the misteltoe

 

Oh! how the winter woods stark and naked stand

Wanting to tell all that they understand

 

Come winter says come sit upon a rock, stump or knoll

Wait, watch, listen, learn

As you go along in life, winter woods draws

Draws from its soul to mature the very being of the young..

 

Reviews

[emmajoy]

'Oh! how the winter woods stark and naked stand ~~ Wanting to tell all that they understand' - those words truly do describe the winter woods .. beautiful phrasing .. as is the rest of your poem ..

There's so much to see in the winter, we just have to look at whatever we can, even noticing the white-grey-light opaque of the mistletoe berries - they're not white, you've looked and seen, your words prove it.

[Peter Joseph Swanson]

Beautiful!