January 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 by Patrick O'Reilly found on PoemHunter.com Midi playing ~ "The Chill" by Don Gilman, Night Angel Music Join Living Each Day Mailing List