Winter

Winter -- (a ghazal)

Now winter has arrived and brought the snow, I fear.
The raging blizzard roars and cold winds blow, I fear.

The icy tempest whirls across the frozen earth.
The trees are wildly swaying to and fro, I fear.

The land is barren; the flowers and leaves are gone.
Until the springtime, nothing more will grow, I fear.

The geese have flown away to search for warmer climes,
But such is not to be for fawn and doe, I fear.

The rabbit settles safe and warm within her den,
But people cannot burrow down below, I fear.

Here I am, trapped within a ceaseless glacial chill.
The nights are endless; time goes by so slow, I fear.

How long until the pleasant warmth of spring returns?
Dear Bella, the answer I do not know, I fear.

Refrain – I fear
Rhyme – snow, blow, fro, grow, doe, below, slow, know
Syllabic - 12/12
7 couplets