A poem by our Poet Laureate, Juliette Willenberg.
Winter
Winter brings dark mornings
with bleak skies. Frost-covered
cars and visible breath. A
desire to stay in bed.
Winter brings premature afternoons
with evening beckoning. Forbidden
sunlight and activities indoors. Canadian
geese flying overhead.
Winter brings cosy evenings
with sighs of relief. Dancing
firelight and warming stews. Safety
under the thick duvet.
Let’s embrace winter because
it leads spring with love;
prepares the earth for new life;
fills me with hope.