The bitter cold air can be cut with a knife
Weighed down by a long cruel winter,
Sparrows and robins shiver away their life
While frozen twigs snap underfoot and splinter.
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Thank you David for this heart rending write, you rhythm and rhyme lifts me up. your theme is an inspiration
When the winter came, you had your compassion on the homeless. The last two lines are meaningful.A good work on the theme of winter.
After a long gap, I've just read your last posted poem here, and perhaps one of your best too. An extremely well written and appealing poem. Nice rhyme too. 'As people walk on by, or simply look away. He once had a home, a job and even a name. But all that now gone as winter seeks its prey' - touched me! Best wishes and happy writing! Keep writing please.