Poem of the Day

"Morning Surprise" 

by Garnett Ann Schultz

I found the world this morning

Neath a blanket pure and white:

The snow so soft and gentle

Had fallen through the night.

No footprints marred its loveliness

No earthly thing was there;

And only wintertime supreme

Had made the whole world fair.

I found the trees this morning,

Each one dressed in splendor true

With every branch all covered

By the nighttime snow so new.

How lovely was the hilltop

In the early morning dawn,

Just before the world awakened

As the nighttime fast was gone.

I found the world this morning

And I thought it quite a thrill

As the precious little snowflakes

Brought a charm to yonder hill.

It was pleasant at the dawning,

And my heart was filled with charms

When I found the world this morning

Snug and safe in Winter's arms.