Halfway through winter
days of frozen reign
tossed snow flakes floating
up, down, and sideways
chickadees flitter
rabbits huddle as
sunlight shuffles a
sky flashed by starlings.
Quiet winter rests,
spring always follows.
©2017 Ontheland
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I’m trying to connect to reality here in Ontario, Canada. The first day of spring arrives on March 20. Last year I started feeling anxious for spring way too early so this year I looked at the calendar and counted the days. Each season is roughly three months long and we’ve had a month and a half of winter so far. We’re just past halfway–why not enjoy it for what it is? (I just persuaded myself–how about you?)
Ontheland 
I’m persuaded, Janice! 😀 Can I just moan a bit on the rainy grey days?? (asked in a whisper)
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🌞😊reading my note again perhaps I went a bit far with ‘enjoy’ Moan away…I’ll join in 🙂
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Wondering when/if we’ll have snow here in Missouri. The farmers can’t be too happy, since rain has been almost as scarce.
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Hard times. Fortunately the snow has taken our water table out of ‘low’….
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We’ve had a mild winter so far. I’m hoping we don’t get blasted in the second half.
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Ours has been mixed…but measured in amount of shovelling, relatively mild…I ‘m realizing winter isn’t longer than other seasons…time just moves more slowly…
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Glorious!
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Thanks Dorna 🙂
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I feel the cold in these lines and the optimism. Over here the hottest part of Summer is arriving, the rest of February.
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I hope the heat isn’t as gruelling as it was last year.
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NO, not the extremes, we have just been informed there will be no 40oC plus days this summer, however overall its getting warmer as is the globe!!
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No doubt that average world temperatures are rising. Glad though that the heat is less extreme this summer for you.
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The meteorologists (ours anyway) count spring from March 1st, so you can knock three weeks off your waiting time 🙂
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The Spring equinox is March 20 here. Of course the seasons are fluid in reality–even when we get snow in April or May ( it does happen) the rays of the sun are around for more hours. I’m just trying to reign myself in as I tend to anticipate …less painful to just go with what is.
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It’s not as if there’s much we can do about it anyway.
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The day light is lasting a little longer here in NYC which makes me very happy. I can only take pitch black at 4pm for only so long. This winter, though it’s had its moment has not been too bad here.
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Yes it’s been wonderful having slightly longer days and when the sun shines…what joy!
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Hello Janice. You’re right each season should be enjoyed for what it is. After all there’s nothing we can do to alter them. Beautiful poem.
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Beautiful poetry- I love the detail 💙. Mind if you could check out my poetry blog? https://poetry2473.wordpress.com We could follow each other if you like my writing.
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Thank you 🙂
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