Winter Stories

The cold seeped through the seams of her flimsy jacket and Kat shivered violently. The icy finger of a zephyr curled its way around her neck like a scarf and raised goosebumps over her back. Impatiently, she pressed the doorbell for a third time. The snow had arrived a month earlier and had not left, lying in a thick blanket that seemed to hold in the freezing temperatures. Unable to cope, public transport had ground to a...

WINTER The frost covered grass,The icicles dangling from rickety windowpanes,The thick blanket of cotton wool over the gardensAnd our hearts. Children’s laughter,Festive decoration,Woolly hats and mitten gloves,Smiles all round. On the hearth of the fireplace,Hot cocoa in hand,Snuggles and cuddles,With the ones you love. Around the Christmas tree,Presents demanding to be opened,Wrappings flying everywhere,Grins from ear t...