Thursday, December 1, 2016

Menominee River Pantoums: 3. Winter

Chipmunks gathered fruit from the cedar
The north winds blew in with a squall
My mother fed birds at her feeder
The snowdrifts grew massive and tall

The north winds blew in with a squall
The deer stopped to munch the dried weeds
The snowdrifts grew massive and tall
Tiny chickadees searched for their seeds

The deer stopped to munch the dried weeds
The whole of the forest seemed dead
Tiny chickadees searched for their seeds
I tramped through the woods with my sled

The whole of the forest seemed dead
We fished through the ice on the river
I tramped through the woods with my sled
The wind from the bay made us shiver

We fished through the ice on the river
The icicles stretched to the ground
The wind from the bay made us shiver
The night sky was black with no sound

The icicles stretched to the ground
My dad cut down a tall spruce
The night sky was black with no sound
My mother cooked ham and a goose

My dad cut down a tall spruce
Our cousins arrived Christmas eve
My mother cooked ham and a goose
I played checkers with Peter and Steve

Our cousins arrived Christmas eve
We followed deer tracks in the snow
I played checkers with Peter and Steve
The fireplace gave off its glow

We followed deer tracks in the snow
By March the ice started to melt
The fireplace gave off its glow
The river was teeming with smelt

By March the ice started to melt
We called it Chinese Bells Day
The river was teeming with smelt
The skies were milky and gray

We called it Chinese Bells Day
A robin appeared on the lawn
The skies were milky and gray
Spring opened her eyes with a yawn

A robin appeared on the lawn
Chipmunks gathered fruit from the cedar
Spring opened her eyes with a yawn
My mother fed birds at her feeder



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