The Meadow in Winter
by Jack Royer

The sweet scent of a daisy is long gone
All the leaves on the oaks have fallen down
Every robin goes south, taking its song
And a heap of snow just fell on my crown
No beauty is found at this time of year
At least not the kind that my summer brings
With the great blue sky so vast and so clear
And winter is somber, as silence rings
Alas, now I look close at the meadow
To see that beauty can somehow be found
In icicles or the glistening snow
And surely silence has its own great sound
So I will sit here and admire the scene
For summer is warm but winter, serene

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Frozen
by Anna Jarvis

It's snowing in Florida…
Bright gleams
As snow falls on the beach's sand

Imaginary people
Scurry for cover
As the ground is graced with frost

Commotion
As the blizzard falls
With the reused force of snowflakes

Forcing mermaids
To hurry away to shelter
And peer through the glass with confusion

See them
Wide-eyed
Frozen in time

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Backyard Running
by Cooper Stouch

The black bolt bounds
Down and around
The grass and gardens

Which she calls home
Her shimmering coat
Shines like mercury
As she flies through

The flowers
Fur flecked with mud
Staining the bright black,
Shimmering
As the sun hits her back
She finally stops.

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My Last Words
by Michael Jolaoso

Blind eyes can't see the beauty that you hold.
Luscious lips couldn't speak the words, the lies that you told.
I drowned in your love sea that's pink.
My mother and father always told me to rethink.
The women that I have chosen were always posing.
And I would walk right into their sensual explosion.
Now I'm sitting here letting my mind drift away,
Eyes Low.
As you live your life happy and filled with glee,
I'm still reminiscing the days of only you and me.
I knew there was something about you that I didn't know,
Now I do.
Farewell my love, you put on quite a show.
Here are my last words.
I never wanted to let you go.

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Daydreams
by Katherine Hong

Such a perfect day is rare.
The smell of salt pervades the air,
Seagulls call distantly in the heat,
Grains of white sand shift under my feet.
I take in the view of the turquoise sea,
Relaxing and enjoying the harmony.

And suddenly I become aware
Of snowflakes floating through the air.
My view is obscured by a snow drift
As I am brought upwards on a lift.
The cool, fluffy flakes soothe me,
So I sit and watch the snow fall peacefully.
Until I am jerked back harshly
To my very different reality.
The sky outside is like a stormy ocean
I see blank faces, devoid of emotion;
Struggling to pay attention on this gloomy Monday
While vacation seems so far away.

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All is Silent
by Jacob Shuman

All is silent
The grass is disturbed by a gust of air
A whisper
Snow begins to fall
Covering the ground with a puffy layer of white
The innocent sky above turns to grey
The wind rushes through the trees with a hum
It seems to speak a warning
The trees are now masked with white
The clouds above swirl
The wind, once a whisper, now shouts
The air is thick with snow,
Hiding the trees, the ground, the sky
Everything is moving- a battle of nature
You fall to your knees
Struggling to stay alive- can you go on?
It stops

The trees, the ground, the sky Reappear
The shout dies down, now speaking
The speaking recedes to a whisper
The swirling clouds change to a soft grey
The grey returns to that calming blue
Snowflakes cease to fall
The last of the breeze dies down
All is silent

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by Caroline Jacoby

Round and vast and never ending
Water surrounding on all sides
Every second it keeps on extending
We will need to watch the tides
Looking around the sandy beach
My friends have come and gone
My freedom is just out of reach
I will need to hold on
Every second I have hated it here
Counting down the days until I am done
Sometimes I want to disappear
But it will not stop until I am done

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Winter and Spring
by Sam Niu

The frosty fist holds the earth like a vise,
Covering the land like a frozen shroud.
Nature, dull and white with snow and ice,
The sky, grey with a blizzard's storm cloud.
The days are short and the nights are cold,
This year's done, dead, and old.

Look outside, the lights are dim,
The trees are bare, the grass is browned.
The life on earth is deathly slim,
By wintry grief, all joy is drowned.
Persephone has long left the land,
Winter burns here like a brand.

The spring arrives with sun and light,
The bees buzz with their humming wings.
The new season will end this wintery blight,
The blue-jay returns and new life he brings.
The newborn fawn across the fresh grass prances,
Each new day brings new chances.

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Dreams
by Perry Avgerinos

Rain is like dreams that failed to become true
Falling from the sky like tears from your eyes
                       Endless opportunities to start new
Thousands of drops are chances in disguise
Listen to each droplet hit to the ground
                            Piercing pitter patter will lead the way
Reality blocks dreams from being found
Keep moving forward and find the right sound