In a Wintering Forest

Kokila Gupta posted under Poetry Tale-a-thlon S2: Poetry on 2022-08-22



Deep in the wintering desolate forest, rests Under the carpet of leaves, o'er treetop crest The promising pulse of life patiently beats Foliage sleeps till season's retreat Abiding nature's behest  Snowy trees glow white in a milky fest Mist rises up in swirls, quietly expressed  Cracks of rimy sorrow tiptoe on leafy pleats  Deep in the wintering desolate forest,   Winter sunlight slides on boughs, in nests  Warming each fibre, each fine veinlet   Nourishes life in calm discreet  And nature blooms in her eternal quest Of joyous hatching, sprouting, crackling blest  Deep in the wintering desolate forest   Penmancy gets a small share of every purchase you make through these links, and every little helps us continue bringing you the reads you love!