Natures New Year Poem by Phil Soar

The new year welcomes in the cold and windy days
The heart of our country swathed in icy winter haze
We look forward to the spring though it is far away
The nights draw longer, yet slowly, as the cold wind stays

We envy countries where the year starts with the Sun
Glowing in the skies, welcoming everyone
Warming hearts and minds for hours and hours on end
Whilst people sit and talk through life with a close friend

Yet we don't bemoan our circumstance, we love it too
What winter means to them, it warms us through and through
Whilst we can dream of what they have, half way round the world
We can sit and dwell on how our year unfurls

I cannot wait for spring and all the daffodils
Snowdrops, Tulips, Hedgehogs and the birdsong thrills
The mating games of nature's best we should embrace
And wallow in the best of it for all our sakes