Winter’s white is blinding,
Removes the colors from my sight
Burns my eyes with frigid wind
Squinting, feeling through the blast of snow
That blocks my path to home.
Winter’s gray mutes all sound
No birds singing
The animals deep in burrows sleep
Would that I could crawl underground
To hide from the season that kills.
Crushes with its heavy snows the life from
all who are weak and unaware.
Winter’s black, a burial suit.
Time is at an end, the lights grow dim
Nothing left of strength in this man
His struggle over, peace overtakes.
Learned at last from his mistakes
And now lays freezing, alone and hopeless
Winter’s blue the sky above
Empty save for a cloud or two
Passing over, on the way
To a new and brighter day
Frozen body, but free the soul
Spirit flies away, renewed
foundation
- David Edward
- Big Bear Lake, California, United States
- I am a lover of God, and I am a lover of life. My three wonderful children help me be a better man, and I consider fatherhood my most important role. These kids have made my life meaningful and filled with beauty. Nothing compares to them or gets between us. My mom lived 91 years and as youngest I was privileged to make sure she was comfortable and safe in her own home, was never alone, had plenty of friends and family coming around. She knew, before she passed away, how much we kids appreciated all she did for us over the many years. I am the youngest of five. I have ADD and it makes me fun, or irritating, depending on who you ask. Most of all I am real, so this blog has fun aspects and then serious writings, too. You get both, for one click of the mouse.
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8 comments:
So very deep and dark but with a bright ending. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for just being you.
have ya got any snow ? :)
hope we get some this year
take care
Very intense!
Guess the Mile-High-City just got 8 inches...
I wanna crawl into a burrow n hide from the chill too! Brrhhh!
I think Jason would appreciate this. It is right that someone remembered that he lived and how he died. Very beautiful poem.
Beautiful David, yearning and yet hopeful that something beyond the cruelty of nature exists...
Thank you for sharing this with us,
Minerva
A good poem, thanks.
Here from Michele's this evening.
Brhhhh it made me shiver, especially as we are going into summer..your poem is wonderful ...when I feel really hot this summer I am going to read your poem and cool down :) and David did you managed to get yourself up and go yet..
very touching.
here from Michele's.
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