Midwinter Sonnet Poem by Michael Shutt

I miss You on
this cold midwinter night,
I miss Your warmth,
Your passion, heat, and love.
I miss the Sparkle of
Your eyes in light.
I miss the gift of You
from God above.
My heart is heavy,
barren, dark, and bleak.
The emptiness envelops
me with strife.
Time matters not,
hours, days, a month, a week.
Without You, ennui
fills lonely life.
The only hope I have
in time to come,
Is ticking clock that
brings me close to You.
From darkness to the glory
of the Sun-
From hopeless storms
to gentle skies of blue.
I thank You, Darling,
from this time and place.
You saved my soul with
sweet and gentle grace.

10 January,2014