The church was empty
A sign on a wall read
There will be no service today
Because of the cold weather
It was nine below zero
You are welcome to enter
And pray it continued
I did and said to myself
I am here in your house
God the Father above all
Things; the son on my side and
The Holy Spirit within me
The concept of this is
Beyond my comprehension
I can only believe and trust
And keep living up to His values
Steve Haarman aka Stanski
January 27, 2022 ^
Nine degrees below zero
The wind is sharply blowing
Wind-chill index way down there
One said minus forty-seven
It hurts the face; will burn the skin
Punta Gorda, Florida had
Fifteen degrees above zero
Cities in Alaska were warmer
No one is complaining
Everyone trying to be careful
The autumn was long and beautiful
Winter’s beauty is just a little different
Both involve the sun and blue sky
The inland sea is partially frozen
About two football fields out and
Then open water waves around
Smashes into the ice and sends
Spin-drift about twenty feet high
One thinks of old faithful only
This is constant and you do not
Have to line up early to get a glimpse
Today the wind is strong and steady
The snow is blowing horizontally
When the sun breaks through the clouds
The glare is intense; ice crystals sparkle
Like diamonds and on open water
Give a strobe effect that is blinding
We know when fall is coming to an end
Trees are barren and leaves clutter
The landscape until they blow away
Or are raked up be someone industrious
The colors of fall are magnificent while
Winter can only for many shades of gray
Except at sunrise and sunset
Then the colors are phenomenal and
Could give fall a run for the money
There has been no January thaw this year
Maybe it will come in February
We have endured for five weeks
Only eight to go unless nature fools us
Stanski
January 27, 2022 ^
Steve Haarman 