"In the bleak midwinter,
Frosty wind made moan . . . "
"Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone . . . "
"Snow had fallen snow on snow, . . . "
"Snow on snow . . . "
"In the bleak midwinter . . . "
"Long, long ago."
Hope everyone is snuggled and warm this weekend,
tartanscot
"In the Bleak Midwinter"
Christina G. Rossetti, 1830-1894