Silence of Winter in Connecticut

Silence of Winter in Connecticut


Quiet, quiet, is my morning walk since January arrived.

As though nature is meditating on the New Year.

The bird chatter has turned to a distant crow heard across the miles.

The querulous squirrels are at rest in their nests of dry grass.

It is time for a review of what is old and what will be new.

Allowing for the gift of peaceful thoughts and resolutions.

In God’s gallery of art this would be a perfect still life,

Complete with frosty limbs unable to escape the cold.

Two silent deer grazing behind a small country home.

It appears, they too are enjoying the solitude.

Amazing nature never disappoints, even in winter, quiet quiet.