When Winter winds blow cold and chill
And Winter nights seem calm and still
There’s still a lot of work to do
To keep the homestead warm
![Farmers Home Winter. . Mid 20th century signed Eadie, after George Henry Durries painting Farmers Home Winter.](https://i0.wp.com/www.johngeorgecampbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC02259.jpg?resize=625%2C411&ssl=1)
The fire must stay alit and hot
Like cocoa warming in the pot
To keep our loved ones inside safe
Around the fires glow
![Stone House in Winter by Jack Whitaker](https://i0.wp.com/www.johngeorgecampbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DSC02246.jpg?resize=625%2C722&ssl=1)
Underneath the Winter sky
With lakes below and mountains high
The trees of Winter proudly stand
Like guardians in the snow
![Lake Louise by Frederick Priddat. Mid Century Canadian oil on canvas painting.](https://i0.wp.com/www.johngeorgecampbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Lake-Louise-by-Frederick-Priddat.jpg?resize=625%2C537&ssl=1)
The creeks are cold. The ground is too
The trees are bare, except a few.
But, still and all, I like the scenes
That Winter brings each year.
![Winter Stream 32 x 24" oil painting by Ken Gore, (1911-1990)](https://i0.wp.com/www.johngeorgecampbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img889.jpg?resize=625%2C475&ssl=1)
Of children playing in the snow
with skis and sleds, out in the cold
Of snowball fights and round snow men
Oh! To be a kid again.
![Children playing in the snow. A late mid 20th century winter scene. Oil on canvas signed Simon. Inquiries and offers invited.](https://i0.wp.com/www.johngeorgecampbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC03334.jpg?resize=625%2C874&ssl=1)
So, whether you go in, or out,
In Winter time, there is no doubt
A time to warm your heart is here
Like a Winter present.
![Christmas Present". Mid Century illustration painting by Roy Besser](https://i0.wp.com/www.johngeorgecampbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSC00913.jpg?resize=625%2C699&ssl=1)
A Winter Present written by John George Campbell c 2014
Margaret Siemers
Your poem is a delight. the words give us such a fun look into the art you love so much. Truly, truly a gift to us all to see. Thank you.
John George Campbell
Thank you Margaret. And it’s so good to see you posting. I’ve missed seeing your messages over at Google+. Seeing you posting again is a gift for me.