A Winter Carol

Laden with snow,
The trees hang low,
Under golden streetlamp glow,
Keeping warm
Under my coat,
Homeward, I go.

Winter, winter.

Creation waits,
As heaven’s gates
Rend wide the starry skies,
A silent air,
A quiet hush
All around us lies.

Winter, winter.

On winter’s morn,
A gentle fawn
Explores the day’s delight,
A silver frost,
A glist’ning dream,
Earthly wonders in sight.

Winter, winter.

All blanketed white,
Soft speaks the night
In winter.

Grace-Evangeline Mason