Winter Poems
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these are the poems of my age, lyrics I have written in the past two months, in many forms. these verses encapsulate my experiences of winter just now settling in.
Richard George
RICK GEORGE was appointed president and chief executive officer of Suncor Energy Inc. in 1991; he retired in spring 2012. He was named Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year in 1999 after leading a remarkable business turnaround at Suncor, and he received the Canadian Business Leader Award from the Alberta School of Business in 2000. George was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2007 for his leadership in the development of Canada’s natural resources sector,for his efforts to provide economic opportunities to Aboriginal communities, and for his commitment to sustainable development. Originally from Brush, Colorado, George lives with his family in Calgary, Alberta.
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Winter Poems - Richard George
Winter Poems
By Richard George
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2015 by Richard W. George
Admonition
Afghanistan Redux
Astronomical Triolet
Ballad of Remembrance
Daylight Comes
December Night
December Sonnet
Don’t Wait for Me
Drought Sonnet
Evensong
Folk Fashion Gods
Friends
I Welcome the Sun
Jill’s Call
Ken
Minor Song
November Sonnet
November Villanelle
Promises
Random Triolet
Regarding Death
Remember June?
South Park
Thanksgiving Lyric
The Lovers
The Night Comes Soon in November
The Quiet Time
Winter
Winter Ballad
Winter Sonnet
Young and Old, a Ballad
Ken
The evening sun slides down the sky.
The night chill steals into my room.
The promised rain should soon come by.
Out of the night’s accustomed gloom
I will not see the stars aglow.
This fog will hide them, I assume.
The cold winds wander to and fro
Carrying leaves along the street.
I idly mark their