WET, WET, WET

It's Winter in the Southern Hemisphere and Winter solstice approaches next week. We have wet, cool weather and here is a poem I wrote to celebrate Winter's Wwwwwwwww's!

Welcome the Winter Weather

A rain shower, wetting leaves and washing clean the garden -

Water trickles and weaves intricate patterns

Of winding rivulets as it wends its way amongst the weeds.

Winter's wet weather soaks wildflower seeds

And will ensure a crop of winsome bouquets in a few weeks:

Winterberry, wisteria, woodruff, windflower and wreath of wallflowers...

The wind stirs wistful branches of willows weeping

And wizened twigs of witch-hazel writhe,

As inside, a warming fire burns, fuelled by walnut wood.

Warlock Winter has arrived wearing furs

And wishing us a wondrous white season;

Welcome the Winter weather with wassail warm,

Wail, whine and whimper not,
For Spring will surely Winter follow.

This post is part of the Wednesday Waters meme,

and also part of the Waterworld Wednesday meme,

and also part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,

and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,

and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme,

and also part of the Friday Greens meme.