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
KL Dennie 2016
