A New Winter Day
The sun rises on freshly fallen snow
As a new winter day begins
The air is crisp, cool, and still
Welcoming the daylight in
The land transformed into a world of white
Awakens to the dawn
A farmer emerges from his home
Shaking away a sleepy yawn
He pauses for a moment to take in the scene
This place of glorious white
The fields covered by a blanket of snow
Falling softly in the night
In the east comes the sun and its radiant warmth
Casting colors across the snow
The vast blue of the sky above
Shows off its brilliant glow
The evergreens bent low to the ground
Beneath the icy weight
Greet the farmer as he walks on past
The rusty metal gate
He travels on stopping here and there
To glance at the lovely scene
The frozen surface of the fishing pond
Reveals a dazzling sheen
He crosses the field to the wooden barn
Looming dark against the snow
As he opens the door to walk inside
A soft breeze begins to blow
He glances back one last time
At the world outside the door
Then pulling his coat tight around him
He begins his daily chores
