Trees Stand Quietly Poem by Deanna Samuels

Trees stand quietly along the highway
amid temperatures of rigid freeze.
Pure white fluffy snow piled high,
closely hugs up against their sturdy trunks
and any spreading roots are lost from view.

Sun rays shine through the bare branches
giving a solid backdrop of brilliant blue
emphasizing the blackness of the boughs
while the skeletal outline appears as veins
tapering to the tree's very extremities.

Today, the atmosphere is quiet, subdued,
calmed down from the previous few days
of raging blizzards and fierce winds.
A time for trees to rest, regain strength
following combat of winter's angry blasts.


Written on the 407 from Oshawa to Toronto - 1st February 2026