Winter is the Time

Winter is the time
when nature’s fast asleep,
wrapped in a snowy blanket
beautiful and deep.

Winter is a time
for building men with snow,
for running ‘round with snowballs,
and racing down the slopes.

Winter is a time
to savor tasty food,
to gather ‘round the table
and remember all that’s good.

Winter is a time
to celebrate life’s goodness
like friends and relatives
surrounding us with happiness.

Winter is a time
To gather by the fire,
With cocoa in one hand
And arms around each other.


written winter 2010
expressly for Apple Tree Academy's starshaya gruppa,
the Russian kindergarten's eldest group

*performed for parents, December 25, 2010*