Holding court o'er frosted mornings as winter does its thing and January light holds frail whilst jesters feebly sing the promise of a warmer clime is vacant here and scarce visible the absence from the heart of one who cares Yet still with hope resilient resolve gains gradual muster as subtle signs of coming Spring break through the chill lacklustre
January 20, 2022
January’s iron heart
January 1, 2020
First V
5 of 12 in the Jemverse ’12 months III’ series
A first in many ways today
a new decade for one
Twenty-twenty makes a start
now twenty-teens are done
First of the year and of the month
First poem of the year
and of the decade, come to that
(This much to me is clear)
So here’s a little ditty
the first of more to come
from January through December
until this year is done
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January 5, 2019
Promise IV
January 1, 2019
January
No.5 of 12 in the Jemverse ’12 months II’ series
Galanthus greets this New Year’s day
Snowdrop heads due reverence show
and as a new sun rises
sleep heads all come to know
That here is opportunity
A promise waiting in the wings
heralding the new, a first
Tugging at those old heartstrings
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January 1, 2018
Twelve months one
January 7, 2016
January’s Shivering Smile
February 13, 2013