Animals In The Cold
That morning it had snowed
With a blanket everywhere
So soft and white but cold
In the November air
Some chicadees were searching
Upside down and high
And woodpeckers were also working
On trees encased in ice
The countryside was silent
Except for crows that cawed
And the sun was Heaven sent
So the ice would thaw
The squirrels were not climbing
But trying to stay warm
In their hollows and hiding
From the ice that had formed
Overhead were some geese
Honking as they flew
With the weather clear at least
For a day or two
And we saw some deer
Lightly crunching on the snow
And they swiveled their ears
Before they had to go