The poem is a story, the memory of a story and a reflection of that memory all at once. Told in six stanzas, the poet speaks about going out into the snow with their younger brother.

Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day," celebrating the winter solstice, is also a children's book illustrated by Carson Ellis. They collaborated by mail.

This poem, yes, it's not quite as fierce and as focused as "Dust Of Snow." But look, it's talking about winter as play and pain. It's talking about memory.

Poem of the Day: ‘Snow’ After a brief but potent sketch of the winter day, in which the sky itself appears to turn into snow as it falls, the speaker experiences a flash of insight.

Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with care: For over a century, Christmas poems have captured the magic of the most wonderful time of the year.

Dear Readers: Below are a few of my favorite poems about winter and snowy days. I hope you enjoy them while the days are shorter and the nights longer. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening ...

Dear Readers: Below are a few of my favorite poems about winter and snowy days. I hope you enjoy them while the days are shorter and the nights longer.

Today - December 21, 2024 - is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, marking the beginning of longer days as we head into 2025.

“A Winter Eden” by Robert Frost “A winter Eden in an alder swamp Where conies now come out to sun and romp, As near a paradise as it can be And not melt snow or start a dormant tree.

Poem of the Day: ‘The Snow Man’ Wallace Stevens knows that the natural order in winter contains none of the misery we ascribe to it. An old mine road above Rich Creek in Fayette County, West Virginia.