Winter nurtures peaceful scene

Warmest memories roam free

Earth no longer dressed in green

Snow covering every tree

Chimney sends welcoming smoke

Greeting from kitchen’s warm flame

Early morning’s comfy cloak

Cook stove’s crackling wood lays claim

Small cabin nestled in woods

Hidden from anyone’s view

Pantry filled with nature’s goods

Winter’s satisfying brew

Never more perfect setting

Looking up at mountain slopes

Arctic air never sweating

Preserving tomorrow’s hopes

Midnight’s twinkling moonlight beams

Postponing scheduled chinook

Winter’s sketches replay dreams

Precious pages fill scrapbook