Winter Poems

Winter Poems

Poems about the Beauty of Winter

Winter is the season when the whole world seems to go to sleep. The weather is cold, the ground is hard, and the trees and plants seem to be dead. Since there is little else to do, it is a time that is conducive to working hard. There isn't much else to do, and the weather seems to suggest that we must buckle down and do the things that we have been avoiding. This is not a bad thing. It can very satisfying to work hard and be creative. Creativity is part of our makeup. Without a purpose in our lives, depression would quickly set in.

17 Poems about the Harshness of the Winter Season

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  1. 1. February Twilight

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    I stood beside a hill
    Smooth with new-laid snow,
    A single star looked out
    From the cold evening glow.

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    It gives me a certain joy to be in a place in the forest or a shore or anywhere in nature and imagine that I'm the only person who has ever been in that exact spot. As a young boy, I would...

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  3. 2. No Songs In Winter

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    The sky is gray as gray may be,
    There is no bird upon the bough,
    There is no leaf on vine or tree.

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  5. 3. Birches

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    When I see birches bend to left and right
    Across the lines of straighter darker trees,
    I like to think some boy's been swinging them.
    But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay

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    I love this poem. It make me appreciate what the writer had done.

  6. 4. A Winter Blue Jay

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    Crisply the bright snow whispered,
    Crunching beneath our feet;
    Behind us as we walked along the parkway,
    Our shadows danced,

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  7. 5. Winter's Artist

    • By Suzanne Bates
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2017 with permission of the Author.

    An awesome scene the artist paints, expert and deft his hand.
    Brush strokes swift, he draws with ease, a winter wonderland.
    Landscape sketched from memory, heavens and land entwine
    Rapidly the scene is set, exquisitely divine.

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    Awesome poetry!!!
    You paint a picture so extremely grand
    of a magical winter wonderland
    Though Jack Frost may bite fingers, nose and toes,
    his art compares to Michelangelo's.

  8. 6. Winter's Embrace

    Shimmering lakes of silvery ice
    welcomes skaters' scarring slice.
    Hills adorned in lacy white
    watch children sleigh into the night.

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    This poem is absolutely beautiful! My 3-6year old Montessori students have worked on memorizing this poem for their Memorization Work this month. They are able to recite the entire thing!

  9. 7. Winter's Wrath

    Winter's sleep so close to death,
    piercing with his arctic breath.

    Brittle, naked limbs stretch high

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  10. 8. An English Winter's Day

    • By Paul L. Kennedy
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2020 with permission of the Author.

    On those cold and frosty winter's mornings when the grass crunches beneath your feet,
    and you're wrapped up in layers, hats and scarves, as is everyone else you meet

    When each time you exhale a breath of steam quickly disappears into the chilled air,

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    Thank you for your kind words, it's a great feeling to know that something I wrote is enjoyed by others, and those so far away. Kind regards -Paul

  11. 9. Images In A Moment Of Time

    • By Ryan Richard Nych
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2018 with permission of the Author.

    Bleak winter sunset with sky of lavender.
    Winter pears cling like dead, crinkled ornaments
    from gnarled branches,
    unwilling to let summer go from arthritic grip.

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  12. 10. White Planet

    Snow is falling, as quiet as a mouse;
    On people and on dogs, and on our house.
    A fluffy blanket now covers the street -
    The cars are white, and that is neat.

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    I love this poem! It brings back so many memories of my childhood and my two sons growing up and the snow days off of school. They would be peeking out the window most of the night, wishing &...

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  13. 11. Frozen Life

    • By Scardez Lisa
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Spirals of frozen pieces in air
    Flakes of crystal falling in pair
    Ground laying with fair icy sand
    December welcomes a paradise land

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  14. 12. The Hunt For The Northern Lights

    • By Lesley Elaine Greenwood
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Snowy white fox of the Arctic,
    was it your brush-like tail
    that sprayed snow, like crystal sparks,
    adorning the dark sky with a shimmering veil?

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  15. 13. Ice Princess

    • By Danielle
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2009 with permission of the Author.

    Sensational tresses like locks of snow
    Passionate eyes like embers aglow
    A pale face with indication of desire
    Surrounded by subtle white fire

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    So beautiful! A new way to see winter in my life. Too bad it doesn't snow near my home.

  16. 14. Winter Is Here

    • By Nolan K. Lucas
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2016 with permission of the Author.

    The snow slowly falling off the trees,
    The feel of the cold sharp breeze.
    The feel of the soft powdery snow,
    The sun going down with a bright glow.

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  17. 15. The Mission

    • By Tracy L. Teal
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

    Borrowed scarf, stolen carrot and mittens,
    frostbitten fingers determined to finish,
    eyes were a button and a bottle cap squished in.
    Mothers called but no one listened -

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  18. 16. Winter Warmth

    • By Sam
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Piles of snow beneath my boots
    chilly winds blowing everywhere
    snow keeps mounting on the posts
    on the windows and on the roads

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    I loved it...It is simply perfect..thank you for giving me a lovely poem to enjoy..

  19. 17. A Winter's Epiphany

    • By Michael A. Barron
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2006 with permission of the Author.

    Timeless thoughts of a winter's stare;
    eyes gazing over a landscape bare.

    Memories drift on a blustery breeze;

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    I love this poem! Keep writing! I just love how you made it rhyme is some sort of way!

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