Winter
Darkness closes in
Winter comes softly creeping
Hiding in the shadows
Snowflakes
Big wet snowflakes
Hold hands as they dance toward earth
Melting hearts are warm
Cardinals
Red Cardinals arrive
Filling their gullets with seeds
For a long cold night
Carolina Wren
Hyper little wren
Nervous always moving round
Chipper little friend
Chickadee
Black-capped Chicakadee
Dressed in his gray and white tux
Eat seeds with abandon
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
