January

Be always at war with your vices,
at peace with your neighbors,
and let each new year find you a better man.
~Benjamin Franklin


Little January
Tapped at my door today.
And said, "Put on your winter wraps,
And come outdoors to play."
Little January
Is always full of fun;
Until the set of sun.
Little January
Will stay a month with me
And we will have such jolly times -
Just come along and see.
~Winifred C. Marshall, January

The birds are gone, The ground is white,
The winds are wild, They chill and bite;
The ground is thick with slush and sleet,
And I barely feel my feet.
~ Winter Poems