February Flashback and Farewell

 Of boot-hat-mitten weariness...

Of frigid, drifted sweeps/deeps of snow...

Of shovel-muscles, honed and buff...

Of cozy book-nooks...

Of scrabble games always in play...

Of sills filled with convoys of toys...(but little boy did NOT like the word share)😅

Of warm, south-facing window-spas...

Worlds tucked in white or blush and green...

Farewell, dear fellow-friend and foe

Of frigid, drifted sweeps/deeps of snow

Of days stretched longer into dusk

Of gales, surly-burly and brusque

Of cozy book-nooks by the fire

Of gardens only dreams acquire

Of boot-hat-mitten weariness

Of kitten-soft sun-cheeriness

Of shovel-muscles, honed and buff

Of swirly, sparkly feather-fluff

Of hot-choc-marshmallow mustache

Of gramma-horse toboggan-dash

Of scrabble games always in play

Of sledding hills of numbered day

Of lone reed like a pencil-sketch

Of wishes for a milder stretch

Of warm, south-facing window-spas

Of outdoor task-lists still on pause

Of sills filled with convoys of toys

Of thrills of beauty’s spartan poise

Of senses smitten, torn between

Worlds tucked in white or blush and green

Of icicles starting to slip

Of maple-sap’s darling first drip

Of straining for first signs of spring

Of bittersweet relinquishing

Of learning not to haste the way

Of seasons, but to taste today

Before the hour dons the knell

That bends the bower with farewell

© Janet Martin

A few more Feb. flashbacks...

Carrot Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Icing