Welcome January

Sue Cartwright • 1 January 2024

A poem celebrating the beauty of Nature in the first month of the year

Welcome January (Almanac 2024) by Sue Cartwright, Spiral Leaf


Welcome January, harbinger of a brand new year;

When the archway of Janus, God of Doors, stands near;

As we picture our visions and see our way clear;

To realise the future dreams we hold so dear.


Welcome January, fine and fickle friend;

With your frost and cold deep cleaning the Earth;

Chilling our bones, filling lungs with icy air;

We see your natural exquisite beauty everywhere.


Welcome January, rising mists in the Sun;

As nights become shorter, we keep ourselves warm;

Feeding the birds, walking far as we step out at noon;

Gazing at the stars by the light of the Wolf Moon.



Sue Cartwright

Spiral Leaf




Thank you for sharing!

 for you, for me and for Mother Nature

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