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.

Poems about the Harshness of the Winter Season

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The Mission
- By Tracy L. Teal
- Published: February 23, 2021
Wintertime Fun

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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Winter Lullabies
- By Sabina Laura
- Published: January 27, 2021
Winter speaks
in blusters
and lullabies fall
with the snow.

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Frozen Life
- By Scardez Lisa
- Published: December 22, 2020
The Beauty Of Winter

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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No Songs In Winter
- By Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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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February Twilight
- By Sara Teasdale
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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Roses And Lilies
- By Andrew A. Charette
- Published: January 25, 2020
The Harsh Reality Of Winter

Roses and lilies, all covered in white.
An image of beauty this winter night.
The first snow is breathtaking to behold.
The end of fall and the beginning of cold.

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I live in Australia; we are experiencing devastating bush fires. Snow seems like a wonderland by sheer
contrast. Lovely poem, well deserved.

Icicles
- By Dayne D. Stuhr
- Published: January 25, 2020
Acrostic Poem About Icicles

In the winter
Cold and frozen
Icy like a skating rink
Covered with a shiny glaze

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An English Winter's Day
- By Paul L. Kennedy
- Published: January 21, 2020
Morning Walk In Winter

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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Brrrr, I can feel the chill from here in Australia. Love it. Great stuff.
A Winter Blue Jay
- By Sara Teasdale
Crisply the bright snow whispered,
Crunching beneath our feet;
Behind us as we walked along the parkway,
Our shadows danced,

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The Childhood Song
- By Kellie Carra
- Published: March 2018
All Grown Up And Realizing Your Childhood Is Gone

Leaves dusted with white
Moon reflects through the night
Off the blanketed ground of sheer winter

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