Horses in Snowy Field

"Icicles beneath the eaves"
BIRDS * FOUR SEASONS
by William Marr

"Numerous enemies have been killed"
War Arithmetic
by William Marr

"I whistled at a little bird outside my window"
Reflections
by William Marr

Bolivian Winter in the Andes Mountains

"The trees above me have formed an arch"
Along the Way
by Michael Escoubas

"Pink lace-ribboned sky–twilit"
Resolution, 2026
by Paulette Demers Turco

"An excuse to skip digging dandelions"
Shifting Worlds
by Claire Scott

"Pups chase the rabbit yipping loud"
Life Reflected by Moon on Snow
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

"Ease the chill and barrenness"
Insulation
by Gay Williford

"My body and soul crave blue skies and sung"
Winter Pushback!
by Scott Shaffer

After the Ice Storm

"Bring out the mittens"
Here Comes Winter
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"Every home is a refrigerator"
Blizzard of Boston
by W. Wayne Lin

"A fear of freezing should be offset by hope"
Anticipation
by Howard Osborne

"Aspens soldier above painted forest floor"
In the Rockies at Ten Thousand Feet
by Marcel Aime Duclos

"Blizzards, rain, then followed by a freeze"
Bunkbeds for Meteorologists
by MFrostDelaney

"The wind howls with abandon through barren trees"
Winter Welcomes
by Candace Turner

Cardinal on Snowy Branches

"No poem or song may compete with mine"
Cardinalis Cardinalis
by Howard Osborne

"Stark against the snow"
Cardinal on a Snowy Branch
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"Snow amassed on barren branches"
Study in Scarlet
by Michael Escoubas

"Soon morning light will start the melt"
January Cardinal
by Paulette Demers Turco

"How regal you look in your red robe"
Cardinal Contemplation
by Elayne Clift

"Your red cape glows sparkling wet"
How Thin the Veil Between the Worlds
by Marcel Duclos

"He’s waiting for his fe"der to be filled"
Cardinal
by MFrostDelaney

"Snow squeaks as I step,"
I shiver in the snow and cold,
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

"Branches criss-cross the background"
Royalty
by Gay Williford

"I hear a swooping whistle"
Red Wonder
by Franny Osman

"Feathers fluffed in frosty air"
Upon a Branch
by A.I. Martin

"Waiting for one spring song to occu"
the Cardinal is a Lonely Artist
by jacob erin-cilberto

Winter Wonderland with Frozen Waterfall

The Presence of One Word
by Andrea Potos
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

And They Are Clapping
by Sara Nesbitt Gibbons
Reviewed by Neil Leadbeater

Lin Lae Lae La: Selected Poems
by Maung Sein Win
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Bradley Bridge in January

Publisher: Kelsay Books
To Speak to Each Day in Its Own Language
by Melissa Huff

Independently Published
365 Sonnets: Celebrating Each Day with a “Little Song”
by Paul Buchheit

Duck Walking on Frozen Lake

Light and fluffy sweet and tasty! 
Greek Honey Yogurt Pancakes
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Summer fruits in the dead of winter
Stone Fruit Salad with Fresh Corn
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Roasted chestnuts is a popular autumn and winter “street food” all over the world!
Roasted Chestnuts
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Oldies but Goodies

Nothing speaks of winter like
Chestnut Soup
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Chestnut Ice Cream
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

This dish was always a family favourite when we lived in Chicago and my husband Richard would bring home a few pheasants after a long, cold day of hunting.
Algonquin Wild Nut Soup (Paganens)
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Winter Landscape at Sunset

Helen ONeal

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