Once upon a winter day <br />Gray clouds passed swiftly across the sky <br />As shapely snowflakes fell steadily down, <br />Covering the land in a dazzling white <br />Leaving a winter calling card on the ground. <br /> <br />Once upon a winter day <br />The snow-edged creek silently wept <br />Near the shadows of the tall pine trees <br />Trimmed in a glittering white lace, <br />Creating an impressive display in the breeze. <br /> <br />Once upon a winter day <br />Branches drooped to the impassable road <br />Due to the weight of the snow. <br />Icicles hung from the dormant trees <br />In view of the shattered daylight glow. <br /> <br />Once upon a winter day <br />Nothing is heard but rubbing tree limbs <br />And a stray dog faintly barking, <br />The vibrant sound of a frightened deer, <br />A broken tree branch suddenly falling. <br /> <br />Once upon a winter day <br />The distant snow-covered hills <br />Loomed in the path of the gloomy sky, <br />Where the northerly wind briskly growled <br />As chickadees and juncos fluttered by.<br /><br />Joseph T. Renaldi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/once-upon-a-winter-day/
