Hope against hope
Yes I feel the cold
on my cheeks
my feet are frozen
inside my boots
and though wrapped up
as well as I can be
I am still slightly
shivering
But this winter weather
will soon pass and these days
will be forgotten along with
all the other days
we have forgotten
even though there were
some we swore we would
never forget
The snow lying thickly
has simplified the landscape
reduced it to its essentials
trees and houses and roads
and fields with here and there
a hungry fox in a back garden
But the snow will soon melt
and the earth once again
will be revealed in all its glory
and therein lies my hope
John Lyons