Snowbound

Poems for Winter Days

S T Kimbrough, S T Kimbrough Jr.

• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781725254756, 9781725254763
• eBook ISBN: 9781725254770
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Poetry
• Index: Literature

These poems resulted from the author's experience in Lithuania during the winter of 2018, when it snowed on consecutive days for two months. Through the large windows of his hotel room he watched the almost non-stop falling snow. His reflections turned to poetry writing: the changing moods of "Shovel Snow and Sing" followed by "The snow today makes a grim face" from "boot tracks now turned brown." In another poem, he writes: "I must admit I'm weather boundso far as changes go;I'm cheerful or oft brooding foundwhen sleet has turned to snow."J. Richard Watson says, "He walks out careful not to fall, treading in the footsteps of others like the page in 'Good King Wenceslaus, ' bumping his head on a tree branch, watching birds fighting for a scrap of something edible. He finds himself wondering at snowflakes in their beauty and brevity, and appreciates, too, the sparkle of sun on the rooftops, the moonlight on the cobbled streets, and the quiet that falls when snow has kept most people indoors." These poems cast a spell that takes the reader on a delightful wintry journey of snow moods, dangers, charms, and joys.

1. Snow, Snow, Snow

1. Below Zero Degrees

The temp has dipped so low again,

below zero degrees.

The nights are but a painful skein

of devastating freeze.

The snow has lain upon the ground

for three or four long weeks.

The wind won’t stop its howling sound

or reddening my cheeks.

I wonder if there will be spring

or frozen we will stay,

and “Ole Man Winter” will he bring

more snow and clouds of gray?

Until spring comes in a slow crawl

to soften the hard ground,

with mother’s crocheted, woolen shawl

my feet I’ll wrap around.

2. Cold Winter

Cold winter is a torturous test

for those disliking snow.

It certainly provides no rest,

no matter where you go.

You trudge along, your boots half full

of snow that’s cold, and yet,

the snow’s so deep your socks of wool

are soggy and all wet.

The snow abruptly turns to sleet,

and then it turns to rain.

You’re drenched all through! Yes, it’s complete!

Cold winter is a pain!

3. “Ole Man Winter”

“Ole Man Winter” just won’t let go.

Is he still here for spite?

He keeps on raining snow on snow

with temperatures that bite!

For one month now there’s no relief;

my boots I can’t keep dry.

Does he not know he causes grief?

He’s certainly not shy!

If he’s a man of moods, why not

change moods one time this year?

Should he be kind, then spring is wrought

with Ole Man Winter’s cheer.

4. Ole Man Winter’s Pest

Thirty-five days of snow on snow,

today it’s thirty-six.

The temperature has been so low

we’ve had no springtime f...

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Snow, Snow, Snow
• Chapter 2: Snow Moods
• Chapter 3: The Danger of Snow
• Chapter 4: The Charm of Snow
• Chapter 5; The Joy of Snow
• Appendix Additional Photo Images of Snow in Lithuania in the Winter of 2018 People walking in a pedestrian zone filled with snow in Kaunas, Lithuania.