Woodland Winters Night

Woodland Winters Night

 

It is a  beauteous wonder really

This blanketed land of white

The powder of new fallen snow

 The crystals of shining ice

The moon shines its ghostly offering

Of reflected light thru the glass

The  ground is lit, a glowing surface

and deep blue shadows are cast

The deer have the look of statues

And steam rises from their noses

The bucks raise their antlered heads

And strike most regal poses

An owl lands on an old phone post

And snow cascades down below

His  giant eyes pierces the darkness

As his evening hunger grows

The geese have settled on the pond

In an opening where water exists

A fox looks longingly from the bank

Then trots off with a twist

The air is crisp, complete is the quiet

And all seems to be just right

As I stand here in a frozen spell

Of a woodland winter night


KL Dennie 2016