Winter of 2004
Submitted by megemmons on October 3, 2008 - 21:07.
Winter of 2004
By Meg Emmons
Zip!
I shrug into
My coat and step outside.
Pine trees dusted with snow
Stand straight like soldiers.
Birds of all colors sit on branches
Decorating the trees like Christmas ornaments.
The chickadees sing merrily like small, fat carolers.
Creak! The oaks groan in the cold wind.
The snow glistens in the sun and is a blanket around the trees.
On the lawn a snowman sits silently, greeting onlookers with a stony smile.
The bright, blue sky is dotted with a few white, puffy clouds.
The pleasant smell of wood smoke drifts through the crisp cold air.
The icy wind numbs my cheeks and blows the smoke up into the sky.
My hat is pulled snug over my ears keeping out the cold
Of the winter
Of 2004.
By Meg Emmons
Zip!
I shrug into
My coat and step outside.
Pine trees dusted with snow
Stand straight like soldiers.
Birds of all colors sit on branches
Decorating the trees like Christmas ornaments.
The chickadees sing merrily like small, fat carolers.
Creak! The oaks groan in the cold wind.
The snow glistens in the sun and is a blanket around the trees.
On the lawn a snowman sits silently, greeting onlookers with a stony smile.
The bright, blue sky is dotted with a few white, puffy clouds.
The pleasant smell of wood smoke drifts through the crisp cold air.
The icy wind numbs my cheeks and blows the smoke up into the sky.
My hat is pulled snug over my ears keeping out the cold
Of the winter
Of 2004.
Wonderful..
...images used in this poem. Surprising word choice, too: "I shrug into/My coat ..." "The oaks groan in the cold wind."
My only wonder was why the winter of "2004?" The significance of the year was lost on me.
Thanks for sending it in and we were glad to publish it.
gg
i wrote about the winter of
i wrote about the winter of 2004 because it was one really cold winter that i remember most. thanks for the feedback!