Midwinter
By C. K. Armistead
1/2/19
Little icy needles
Stinging in the air
Slick,frozen danger
Hiding everywhere
Cold, ravaging beauty,
Blue,silver, and white
Makes me glad of a warm bed
On such a winter's night.
Sound carries farther
On the icy air
Aircraft and traffic
Sound more sinister
Rumbling and growling
Upon the freezing air.
All the Christmas lights
That are still aglow
Fight that frozen darkness
From eaves, and trees, and windows.
Brave reminders of the love
This season calls upon us to share.
For how else to thaw a winter night
Than to share the warmth of love?
How else to bring about the dawn
But by sharing our light?
How else bring here some of Heaven above,
But by using loving hearts to call it down?
Snow is forecast, but sleet and a little freezing rain first. Work may close early tomorrow, It's already opening late. We tend toward better safe than sorry around here, knowing that even if roads are cleared, sidewalks and parking lots may still be treacherous. Be safe, my friends, and cozy and well, wherever you are.
