Winter 2024 poem collection

Winter is a time for being snuggled up in front of the fire with a good book. Here is a collection of poems I have written over winter this year. 

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Tranquil

Tranquil is for…
The birds singing 
Waterfalls
Skipping stones
The creek running slowly 
The bushes and forests 
The peaceful garden 
Feeling at peace as you go about your day

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Cozy Winter Nights

The roar of the fire,
The smell of smoke in the air, 
Sounds of laughter of the children playing
As they awaited their marshmallows 
Sticks currently being used as swords in a pirate battle,
The marshmallows opened and children stopping dead in their tracks.
Soon sticks and marshmallows were over the fire 
Sizzling and toasting,
Some were scorched too black but gooey inside 
The children quickly ate them up going back for more marshmallows 
Taking turns to grab them,
sometimes putting 2 or 3 instead of 1 on their sticks
Marshmallows being shared around until they were all gone. 

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Endo bad day

Smells like scents of nature wafting in the air, 
Wanting to be outside enjoying it all 
Instead it looks like days spent resting under wheatie bags, hot water bottles and heated blankets
Sounds of high pitched screams 
Tastes like tears falling down your face 
Feels like barbed wire wrapped around you and your organs slowly squeezing them together. 
No escaping the fire raging inside 
Smells like fresh sunflowers 
Looks like sunflowers in a field resembling the community of warriors who walk this path alongside you
Sounds chatter amongst friends 
Tastes like a cup of turmeric lattes brewed on the stove
Feels like a safe place where you can share the roller coaster of the ups and downs of this journey. 

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Stormy night 

The wind is howling,
storm clouds,
heavy rain bracketing down,
signs of a storm brewing
as the fire crackles 
candles nearby just in case
if not it’s the prefect 
evening to knit or read
by the fire or both 

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Teddy bears picnic 

We sit next to a soft blue plaid blanket 
Surrounded by delicious knitted treats
The murky pond in the background with goldfish and lily pads
The birds singing in the trees their melody floating through the air 
Soon spring will be here and we will have more picnics to enjoy 
Today the sun is shinning 
The colour breeze hanging in the air. 
What a lovely winters day for a picnic for us to enjoy.
You with your white bow
Your caramel brown fur 
Sitting next to all your friends
Out of your usual spot of the studio and away from bear corner 
For loads of fun to be had 
The Master Crafters picking you all up every now and again to hug
A picnic just for us all on this special day. 
Awaiting for new bears on my needles to join you all and your adventures.
Where will they choose to sit 
Near Bear Corner, by the inspiration board
Up above the desk, perhaps on the chair 
Maybe somewhere completely different 
For now we shall delight in today's picnic with more memories and picnics to come in spring. 

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Winter 

Winter is the time is for...
Cups of special cocoa sipped by the fire
While reading a cozy book.
Time for knitting chunky knits and wearing knitwear.
Days of wearing beanies, scarves and gloves when venturing outside.
Trips to the library to stock up on more books to snuggle up and read on the couch together. 
Checking what movies are on the movie channel,
homemade popcorn for munching on during thee movie. 

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Midnight song 

Escaping the city for the weekend 
Waiting till my late Friday night shift ended
Heading off to the country
Singing songs and laughing 
As you changed the words but kept to the rhythm of the song
Arriving late but it was worth it.
Long sleep ins 
Awoken to the smell of hot coffee 
Sitting outside and chatting
Enjoying the serenity, birds singing and sounds of life stock in the distance 
It was so peaceful 
An escape from the busyness of the city. 
One we looked forward to at the end of each week.

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Thank you for visiting Cozy Woodland Cottage Knits!

Hope you enjoyed this collection of poems, a new collection will be added each season. 

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