by Pa Rock
Poetry Appreciator
This past week brought us Ground Hog's Day, the actual event and not the wonderful movie, and the sun shone brightly across most of the land causing many, if not all, ground hogs to see their shadows and flee back underground. It was a sure sign that we are in for six more weeks of winter. As if to amplify the conclusion of that bit of folkloric science, yesterday afternoon it snowed across much of the Ozarks, not a lot, but enough to remind us seasoned ground hog watchers not to completely disregard the wisdom of large rodents.
So this morning finds me in front of the picture window watching red birds, woodpeckers, and sparrows bicker over birdseed above a thin quilt of snow. Winter still reigns somberly, or perhaps "ponderously" as today's featured poet suggests. There is snow on the ground and a promise of more to follow, and it is bone-chillingly cold outside.
Please enjoy "Winter's Song" by Abdullah Khalid as the lingering winter, at least here in the Midwest, reminds us of the regularity and beauty of the individual seasons. Long may they endure.
Winter's Song
by Abdullah Khalid
Sunlight dims
While the nights grow longer
North winds rage
While the sunlight falters
Snow falls deep
While the winds whip faster
This is winter's song
A melancholy melody
Harsh and crisp, the notes ring clear
A frenzied, frantic symphony
Unbridled, feral, and severe
This is winter's song
Ponderous snow
Pond in ice
Pondering thoughts
Despondent life
A breath of spring
Only but a dream
Yet, here the flowers bloom
And the snow leaves
but whispers in memories
To an end has come winter's song
Only to return at autumn's call
An everlasting cycle, lifelong
Winter's song returns after fall
Poetry Appreciator
This past week brought us Ground Hog's Day, the actual event and not the wonderful movie, and the sun shone brightly across most of the land causing many, if not all, ground hogs to see their shadows and flee back underground. It was a sure sign that we are in for six more weeks of winter. As if to amplify the conclusion of that bit of folkloric science, yesterday afternoon it snowed across much of the Ozarks, not a lot, but enough to remind us seasoned ground hog watchers not to completely disregard the wisdom of large rodents.
So this morning finds me in front of the picture window watching red birds, woodpeckers, and sparrows bicker over birdseed above a thin quilt of snow. Winter still reigns somberly, or perhaps "ponderously" as today's featured poet suggests. There is snow on the ground and a promise of more to follow, and it is bone-chillingly cold outside.
Please enjoy "Winter's Song" by Abdullah Khalid as the lingering winter, at least here in the Midwest, reminds us of the regularity and beauty of the individual seasons. Long may they endure.
Winter's Song
by Abdullah Khalid
Sunlight dims
While the nights grow longer
North winds rage
While the sunlight falters
Snow falls deep
While the winds whip faster
This is winter's song
A melancholy melody
Harsh and crisp, the notes ring clear
A frenzied, frantic symphony
Unbridled, feral, and severe
This is winter's song
Ponderous snow
Pond in ice
Pondering thoughts
Despondent life
A breath of spring
Only but a dream
Yet, here the flowers bloom
And the snow leaves
but whispers in memories
To an end has come winter's song
Only to return at autumn's call
An everlasting cycle, lifelong
Winter's song returns after fall
No comments:
Post a Comment