'til once more the songbirds sing

The onset of winter

Winter came not meek nor mild
but with hoare frosted, bellowed breath
that coated all with thin laid ice
sending autumn to her death.

Whilst a waning sun, by summer spent,
rises barely roof ridge high
as armadas of grey galleons
sail 'cross an ever darkening sky.

And fallow fields neath purest white
trees petrified and bare,
are an epitaph to a season lost
and the beauty she did share.

I inward say, " farewell for now,
farewell 'til the birth of spring,
let me slumber deep, silently,
'til once more the songbirds sing"

Reviews

[DIVYA]

Those white woods and tabletops in the forests looked stunning when I took a walk there, one winter day. It was so silent, so cold and so white, as if nature just spreads a sheet of oblivion over everything of colour. The sun was remote and overpowered which is something we Asians aren't used to. I grabbed at any sliver of sunshine I could but it was a futile pursuit. This poem is so reminscent of that December, years ago. Kudos on the beautiful poetry.

[Gee]

Thank you Divya, such beautiful words in your review/comments :))
Hope you are well

[jacob erin-cilberto]

winter feels really cold this year already....and it is no where near nigh.
a shiver is this poem.
j.

[Gee]

Thank you Jacob.
At last a few words to share :))
Hope you are well

[John the Baptist]

Sounds as though winter has come early to the UK. Good rhyming here, and the stark imagery makes the cold come home. Where I am the autumn is still in its fullness and beauty. But that we could always have spring and autumn; the extreme seasons are getting harder to bear.

[Gee]

Thank you JTB

[Patricia]

Bravo! I will be hibernating as well when the snow comes or with daylight savings time, whichever comes first. I do love season poems, nicely written!

[Gee]

I like Bravo, has me wanting to now in a slightly nervous manner, shyly :))
Thank you for your kind words Patricia, much appreciated.
Hope you are well m'dear

[Neville]

which reminds me .. I must get a new scarf and a space blanket asap .. by Jove, this is an excellent ode to my least favourite time of year sir 😊

[Gee]

Yep, soon be time to break out the winter wardrobe.
Thank you :)

[Neville]

pleasure mate & all mine 😊

[duff]

This is good stuff Gee. Some great lines here.

"sending autumn to her death

I love this time of year.

[Gee]

Been a while in coming. Have suffered with a scrambled brain since contracting the dreaded Vid.
read moreBeen a while in coming. Have suffered with a scrambled brain since contracting the dreaded Vid.
It's good to post and be read by my keyboard pals :))

[Gee]

Ooops, thank you

[Relic]

This is an excellent poem, Gee. My favorite line: as armadas of grey galleons
sail 'cross an ever darkening sky. Perfect!

[Gee]

Thanks Relic, so glad you enjoyed:)

[Lorry]

An excellent description of autumn's denial being sliced in two by the warning wind of winter, as we all shrink into our heaviest clothing, hoping for more reasons than I care to recall, that we are due a mild one... Pfft!
Just keep doing those weekend O/T shifts, just in case you want to treat your family to a bit of a heat.
Another reason to hate Putin, like we needed another!
Hope you and yours are well Sir.

[Gee]

Hi Lorry, cheers.
All good now:)
Struggled for a while after my best mates wife died in Aug 2021, was a right head f**k. Then along came the Vid which gave me a good kicking and scrambled my brain until very recently...bet you're glad you asked:)
Hope all is well with you North of the border( have changed the title of this post)
Take care

[Lorry]

Been a bit flipped up by long covid myself. Different for everyone, but for me it's much worse than original covid.
Can't fremember much of anything and messed with my guts. It be a b***h!

[Gee]

Indeed it is. Have a fella at work who Santander more than 3 nails in without shitting himself, have got him working on his lonesome, nowt worse than a chippy that smells of shite :))

[Gee]

Santander ! read "can't hammer in"

[Lorry]

I'm always getting santander and can't hammer in confused too. It'll be that predunctive toast again. I mean predictive text. 😊

[Gee]

😂............