The Season of Winter

The Season of Winter Kieran Elliot

What is the season that comes after fall?
If down by the lake you can hear the geese call

The choppy waves crash over the cold rock
Turning the rock into a hard ice block

Along the rough shore there is an ice cave
Made from the raging cold wave after wave

Ice made stalactites hang from the ice roof
If anything’s possible this is proof

The creek freezes flat and smooth completely
Mother Nature does work very neatly

There are icicles as far as I see
They hang from rocks, houses and even trees

The rigid waters are as clear as glass
When they freeze they will make a huge ice mass

The cold biting wet wind against my face
It’s Canada’s weather, so I embrace

My breath freezes right before my own eyes
It freezes in contrast with the blue skies

Geese hide in the bay from the winter breeze
It is a wonder that they do not freeze

On the frozen creek there is a huge crack
Like a white spider web on ice that’s black

The Inuk shuck heeds as seasons go by
Through the seasons it watches the south sky

Dusted over the ice there is some snow
When the wind makes it shift, it seems to flow

Big Icebergs are formed far from the mainland
It adds to the view that sometimes is bland

What is the Season that comes after Fall?
It is Winter the best season of all!