The Winter

By Medhansh Karthik Nair

As the snow  

white and pale,

stretches wide

across every dale.

Letting the lake

around it freeze,

few stay outside 

to enjoy the breeze.

As the wolves

still howl,

and the mountain

lions still growl,

prowling among

the cold birch trees.

A squirrel’s den while

stashed with nuts,

still stays warmer

than a couple of huts.

No matter how heavy

turns out the storm,

the owl still glides

searching for insects

and worm.

While the birds migrate

to a tropical cove,

the bears hibernate

inside a dark cave.

As the sun now shines

bright in the sky,

wakes up and whines

light the husky.

As its days of

sledding had now 

been ending,

wiping that little grin

off its snout.

As winter’s time

there had come

to an end,

it clears out

to a place unknown.

By Medhansh Karthik Nair