Poem of the Week: So Might One Turn from Winter into Spring

Sunday, December 18, 2016

December 18, 2016

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. This week’s theme is Season’s Greetings.

Today’s poem is a Season’s Greetings poem that takes us through the seasons, ending with the holidays at the beginning of winter.

I welcome comments on my poems at http://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.

Yours,

Nick Gordon

So might one turn from winter into spring,

Emerging from the season's icy womb

Alight with life, with all the world in bloom,

So sweet a scent one cannot help but sing;

Or turn to summer as the blossoms fade,

Now whistling as one waters well one's garden,

Sensing one's terrain begin to harden,

Growing what would thrive in sun or shade;

Ramble through the summer into fall,

Each day a generous gift of lilting light,

Even though the cool wind hints of night

Too quickly, as one wishes time would stall;

Into winter turn with holiday cheer,

Needing joy to light the darkened way,

Grace that lingers through the lengthening day,

Silent celebrant of each new year.

Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I chose for it at http://www.poemsforfree.com/somigh.html. For more poems for the holiday season, go to http://www.poemsforfree.com/seasonsgreetingspoems.html.

This week’s theme: Season’s Greetings.

Sunday, December 18, 2016