Winter Night Poem by Savita Tyagi

Silent winter night!
Barely a star is visible in the grey sky.
Patches of snow upon grey grass-
Black and white, all rest
In earth's lap.

Upon the grey branches of a tree
Christmas lights are twinkling
Like thousands of fireflies
Warming up the cold night.

I make myself a cup of lavender tea
And sit out with a blanket wrapped around.
The air is not yet snow bitten and
Cold breeze doesn't find its way
To cut through my blanket.

Distance traffic sounds
Occasionally break the silence
But not the serene calmness of the night.
Just like some dark painful thoughts of suffering
Cross the mind without overshadowing
The peace of mind.

The year 2020 would be remembered
For the death and anguish caused by Covid 19
Even the ones blessed to escape the virus
Have felt the collective grief in one way or another.

All the distress and devastation
That nature causes
It still tramples upon its own dark domain
Of pain to heal and to cure
More than anything else.
12.18.2020