Winter Villanella.
Overnight the snows fell:
Sometimes heavy, sometimes light,
Drifting o’er hill and dell.
Winds herald a colder spell,
Dawn, a sparkling sight.
Overnight the snows fell.
Clear chimes from a distant bell,
Signals more arrives tonight,
Drifting o’er hill and dell.
Silence reigns, that bodes well,
The moon, in muted flight.
Overnight the snows fell.
Winter’s here, as signs tell,
Snow dervishes delight,
Drifting o’er hill and dell.
Older folks stay where they dwell,
By their fireside, warm and bright.
Overnight the snows fell
Drifting o’er hill and dell.
Rhymer. January 16th, 2011.
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