WINTER SOLSTICE

WINTER SOLSTICE

It is the winter solstice~

The shortest day of the year

And this serves to remind me

That spring will soon be here.

I love these winter days

With hail and wind and rain.

I am always grateful

When these days come round again.

I love the silver greyness ~

 The bead curtains of welcome rain.

I love to sit and watch the raindrops

As they run down my windowpane.

I love the winter trees

All stark and bare of leaves.

I love a winter seaside walk ~

The ocean as she heaves.

I love the winter cooking smells

Of soups and stew and bread.

I love to hear the winter noises

As I lie in my bed.

I love a winter evening

And the firesides gentle glow.

I see my life pass before me

As the seasons come and go.

I love this winter season

Which all too soon will end ~

Winter is my companion

And I am glad to call her friend!

Linda J. Vaughan

2lst. June 2003

RAIN

RAIN

It has been grey and overcast

Throughout this entire day.

And rain has fallen 

In the nicest possible way.

There was no wind to drive and blow

And make the day feel bad.

Just a lovely quiet and gentle rain

The kind I am sure you’ve had.

There are puddles everywhere

And I know for certain

These rain drops were falling for me

Like a silver bead curtain.

I looked at the drops on the petals fair

Of the roses in wintertime bloom.

I knew their beauty would soon pass

Like the shadows from the moon.

I looked at the soft green blades of grass

On the lawn just recently mown.

And I saw the flowers now in bloom

From the seeds that I had sown.

I smelled the rich earth and I saw

The promise of Nature’s hand

I saw it all in my garden today

And  for me it was truly grand.

Rain on the leaves of the gum trees,

Rain on the Norfolk Island Pine.

I looked at these and was thankful

That this beauty here was mine.

© Linda J. Vaughan

adapted May 2011

A COLD COMPANION

A COLD COMPANION

I walked today

And she held my hand,

She let me see the mist ~

The damp upon the land.

I felt her cold breath

As she whispered in my ears ~

That this is how it has always been

Over all the years.

I heard her laughter

As the wind blew through the trees

We walked together by the river ~

What special times are these. !

I saw the water ripple

As we skipped a stone ~

Winter was my companion

And I was not alone.

Her tears of rain upon my face

Her fingers through my hair

I walked today with winter

Her presence everywhere. 

©  Linda J. Vaughan

SLEEP BE MY COMPANION

SLEEP – BE MY COMPANION

Sleep be my companion

And hold me in your arms.

Tell me I need not fear

The chill of winter’s harms.

Sleep be my companion

Let me rest with you,

Let me feel your comfort

Until morning comes peeping through.

Sleep be my companion

While I am snug and warm inside,

Let me hear your sweet dreams lapping

Let me drift upon your tide

Sleep be my companion ~

No nasty dreams for me.

Let me feel your gentle breezes

Let me sail upon your sea.

Sleep be my companion

Let me wake refreshed again,

No more staring at the ceiling

And listening to the rain.

Sleep be my companion

Calm my troubled heart

Let us meet again each night

And another journey start.

©  Linda J. Vaughan

2011