A fox and vixen, I have seen,
make love amidst the evergreens.
Two brazen flames that brightly glowed
from wick of shadow and wax of snow.
And honeybees, or so I’m told,
huddle and cuddle against cold.
Their bodies vibrate together,
to keep warm in wintry weather.
So it’s not so odd, as I have said,
to spend winter together in bed,
wearing our scarves, our hats and gloves
as we keep each other warm with love.
Comments
skinner_jennifer | December 19, 2011 - 12:12
What wonderful sentiments in this poem JoHn, simply
beautiful and everything about Christmas and the
season that means so much to all living creatures,
whoever they may be.
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy,
Healthy New Year.
Jenny.
well-wisher | December 19, 2011 - 16:24
Thanks, Jenny.
I learn more about Nature every day and was surprised to learn that Winter is the usual mating season for foxes.
"Isn't it a bit cold for that?", I wondered.
But I suppose their furry coats and bushy tails keep them nice and warm.
Anyway, that made me think of red foxes in the snow
which seemed like a striking colour contrast.
Surprised that foxes aren't used more often as a symbol of winter since they seem to be so active at that time of year.
JoHn -
"Ex amore victoria". ("From love comes victory".)
scratch | December 19, 2011 - 19:53
well-wisher, The first stanza is pure poetic 24 carat gold - absolutely SUPERB. I guess that you know me enough by now to realise that I don't gush like this hardly ever. that first stanza is OUTSTANDING.
well-wisher | December 19, 2011 - 22:35
Thanks, Scratch. Glad you like the first stanza.
I suppose I could have ended the poem there
but I wasn't really sure what the first
Stanza was 'about' besides being a
description of something.
scratch | December 19, 2011 - 22:55
Well well-wisher I liked the whole and sorry for not making that plain. Never mind "about". Poetry is about the mouth feel, the creation of thought, transportation.... It is the poetic voice that counts and only that. The first stanza is pure, it delivers - no question.
scratch | December 19, 2011 - 22:56
And I don't think that you should have ended the poem after the first stanza. It needed to be carried forward as you have done.