Ice Storm (a poem)

The curtains are drawn
on a cold winter's day
to keep those inside
warm.

The outside winds
can no longer see in
but they bang at the glass
panes.

Raindrops come pattering down
and hit the frozen ground
where they shiver and slowly
freeze.

The ice freezes over
bumpy yet smooth
and slowly the rain stops
falling.

The curtains stay closed
but people come out
and try to stay up on the
ice.

But it's only a matter of time
before the groups of cold people
carry their tired bodies
inside.

And so the curtains stay drawn
on a cold winter day
And the people inside can avoid
the ice.