For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
The sun is shining through the pines,
And before me, there, making lines.
Shadows long, stretch across the snow,
As in the forest, deep I go.
So soft the snow, I walk along,
The air is cold, chilling and strong.
I stop, listen, quiet does reign,
Then off I go, walking again.
It’s hard to breathe, with air so cold,
Yet walking slow is best, I’m told.
Little birds, as they chirp so free,
Are in the trees, all around me.
Then I stop, for there, without fear,
Looking at me, beautiful deer.
There’s so much joy, I look and smile,
So cold this walk, yet so worthwhile.
ยฉ2021 Steve McLeod.
Steve, this is now one of my favorites! I can see this in a poetry book with your pics throughout it and your name as the author! ๐it!
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Thanks so much Renee! Now I just need to match up some pics for each poem and get that book ready. Nice thought anyway, but maybe…
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Very peaceful๐
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Thank you very much Kim! Have a great day!๐๐บ
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Have a great day as well๐
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Thanks!
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Beautiful! ๐ฅฐ
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Thanks so much Ribana!๐๐บ
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Beautiful Steve
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Thank you so much Sheree!๐๐บ
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Amazing!
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Thank you very much Rossana!๐๐บ
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Nicely Done!! ๐
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Thanks so much Dusty!๐๐บ
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You are so welcome๐๐
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Your poem is as beautiful as a crisp winter morning, Steve! ๐งฃ ๐งค ๐งฅ ๐งฆโ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ
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Thank you so very much Eugenia!๐๐บ๐ฅถโโ๐ง
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Beautiful cold poem which gives warmth enough to rejoice itโโโ
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Thank you so very much Saba! Have a wonderful week!๐๐บ๐ฅถ๐ง
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My pleasure ๐๐ป๐ธ๐บ
Fortunately, this week is not so cold โ๐โ
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Starting to get a little colder here now, but still not so bad.๐๐ฅถ๐๐น๐ป
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And it’s starting getting cold ๐ฅถ๐ฅถ๐ฅถ๐ฅถ๐ฅถ
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Oh no! There’s some colder weather coming our way next week.
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It has already come here ๐ฅถโ๐ฅถ
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Bring out more blankets, wrap yourself with them and drink some nice hot coffee, or tea.๐๐ธ๐ปโโ
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Yesssssssssssssss๐บ๐ฅถ๐น
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Relax in a sunny chair and read! With some coffee close at hand too!๐๐ธโโ
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Sounds cool ๐ธ๐โ
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Yes indeed, it can be a great time!๐๐บ๐ป
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๐บ๐ธ๐ป
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Your poem brings back good memories of walking through the snow ! โ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ฅ๐๐บ
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Thanks so much, glad you liked it!๐๐ฅถโ
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How could you walk in the snow…๐ณ Just be careful while out there๐ Lovely snow white poem…๐ค
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That wasn’t recently, that was a year that was cold, not like this year, it’s so nice, easy to go walking. Thanks Simon!๐๐ถโโ๏ธ
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So you are saying this year was easy. Thats good ๐ more walking then โบ๏ธ
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Only easier because it’s not so cold, snow is still hard to walk in though.๐ณ๐ค๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธ
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