Outside my window I can spy
A flock of birds exiting by
The day is crisp, the air is sweet
Perhaps the winter’s in retreat.
Can you hear water dripping down
It makes this happy joyful sound
And melts into a drip, drip, drop
That seems somehow to never stop.
What if tomorrow does not come
To all of us but only some
Tis time to thank our God above
For sharing His eternal love !
The snow is falling all around
And multi-layered on the ground
The trees are wearing crowns of white
There’s ne’er a color in our sight.
It hasn’t stopped since yesterday
How long before this goes away
Outside the windows all you see
Is winterscape infinity.
The rooftops all seem burdened too
The eaves resemble an igloo
No matter where the eye may fall
The world outside is white o’er all !
The world outside’s pristine and white
A sparkling, glistening joyous sight
There’s not a single moving thing
That to each surface snow won’t cling.
All silence shouts with one accord
Let’s take a moment to afford
God’s challenge that He brings to us
In life and times too glorious.
How little do we know or care
About this heritage we share
For all we love is there to see
The power of His majesty !
I hear the music in my head
With words not always quite as clear
Since I arise from my small bed
All full of love and void of fear.
The world around us is a joy
Its grandeur overwhelms me so
Like all the comforts we employ
With all the treasure God may show.
The length of time and how we knew
However long, His mystery
No matter now what e’er we do
None may escape life’s symphony !
Claire V. Bogdanos 