January Poem by Patrick O'Reilly

January

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The great North Wind rattles the trees
And shatters their twigs to splinters
The sparkling quilt of snow knee-deep
Paves the streets of winter

Hilly dams span the roads
With city traffic hindered
Trudging through the sterile cold
Of the dry, crackling winter

A birch tree bends upon a wheel
Is any body injured?
Soft as snow, as hard as steel
A picture, a killer, winter

The sun dies out by four o'clock
The night sky quickly enters
It creeps in with short, breathy steps
That sombre, freezing winter

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
faith Toy 22 May 2009

WOW.that was really good i liked it hope to read more of your poems.: D

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