December's Fury By Heather Burns
Icicles inter-lace branches
weaving mysterious patterns
isolated in winters clutch
trees stand barren stark naked
trembling bodies hover together
searching for an escape
December's fury lashes out.
Many authors and poets use seasons to make their work more meaningful, traditional, or even unusual. Poet Heather Burns writes about the resentment and death that winter represents in the poem above. She put December in the title and she goes into detail about the frozen and desolate feel of the month. Ms. Burns is using this season to add more meaning to the poem. If she did not use seasons as her topic, she would not have a poem. Winter can mean many things, but it most often represents death and being alone. Burns uses this to write about not only what winter is like outside, but also the feelings of people in the winter. She talks about mystery, captivity, nakedness, trembling, escape and the fury that December has to offer. This is the most traditional way to describe winter but most certainly not the only way. She keeps her description of December pretty common, and steers clear of any unusual emotions. Burns uses winter to tell the readers of the mystery that winter holds, while keeping it familiar to the reader.
Icicles inter-lace branches
weaving mysterious patterns
isolated in winters clutch
trees stand barren stark naked
trembling bodies hover together
searching for an escape
December's fury lashes out.
Many authors and poets use seasons to make their work more meaningful, traditional, or even unusual. Poet Heather Burns writes about the resentment and death that winter represents in the poem above. She put December in the title and she goes into detail about the frozen and desolate feel of the month. Ms. Burns is using this season to add more meaning to the poem. If she did not use seasons as her topic, she would not have a poem. Winter can mean many things, but it most often represents death and being alone. Burns uses this to write about not only what winter is like outside, but also the feelings of people in the winter. She talks about mystery, captivity, nakedness, trembling, escape and the fury that December has to offer. This is the most traditional way to describe winter but most certainly not the only way. She keeps her description of December pretty common, and steers clear of any unusual emotions. Burns uses winter to tell the readers of the mystery that winter holds, while keeping it familiar to the reader.