Snow fell on Thanksgiving Day,

Brought chilly air to chase away

The last remaining signs of fall

It blew them down, one and all.

Leaves are gone, trees stand bare

A different season’s in the air

Wander and wonder, have a close look

Season’s greetings in every nook.

Partridge Berry and Wintergreen

Leaves polished to a lustrous sheen

With shiny red baubles tucked in tight

Herald a time of wondrous delight.

Pine branches shiver, shake and tend

To whisper music as they bend

Harmonizing, true and clear

Carol of joy for all to hear.

Bright winterberry draws my glance

As it does a gleeful dance

Waving arms and tossing head

Decked in Santa’s suit of red.

Boughs of balsam hanging low

Silver, green beneath the snow

Reach to touch, a gentle swipe

Holiday scents, lush and ripe.

Sun shakes free of clinging clouds

Arrows a beam upon the shrouds

Draped over limbs in pristine white,

Twinkle and glimmer with the light.

Brilliant crimson, silvery mien,

Glistening white and luscious green,

Stars shine in this seasonal show,

A forest trimmed in Christmas glow.