Winter Song by steveHolden
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Description
This image originally started as an illustration for The North Wind Does Blow but somewhere along the way I started pondering the way Christmas is celebrated today. No, I do not consider myself to be a Christian but I do believe the season has lost a lot of it's meaning and just become a spectacle of OTT consumerism. (Feel free to disagree if you wish). Anyway, Happy Christmas and Keep Safe!!!!!!:
Winter Song
When winter's shadowy fingers
First pursue you down the street
And your boots no longer lie
About the cold around your feet
Do you spare a thought for summer
Whose passage is complete
Whose memories lie in ruins
And whose ruins lie in heat
When winter comes howling in
When the wind is singing strangely
Blowing music through your head
And your rain splattered windows
Make you decide to stay in bed
Do you spare a thought for the homeless tramp
Who wishes he was dead
Or do you pull your bedclothes higher
Dream of summertime instead?
When winter comes howling in
The creeping cold has fingers
That caress without permission
And mystic crystal snowdrops
Only aggravate the condition
Do you spare one thought for the gypsy
With no secure position
Who's turned and spurned by village and town
At the magistrate's decision
When winter comes howling in
When the turkey's in the oven
And the Christmas presents are bought
And Santa's in his module
He's an American astronaut
Do you spare one thought for Jesus
Who had nothing but his thoughts
Who got busted just for talking
And befriending the wrong sorts?
When winter comes howling in
When winter comes howling in
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: James Alan Hull
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Comments (8)
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful night snow scene
steveHolden
Thank you so much for your kind words. Have a great Christmas and keep safe.
crender
Amazing !!
steveHolden
Thank you - you are too kind. Happy Christmas and Keep Safe.
mtdana
Amazing work on atmosphere - very well done and touching scene!!!
steveHolden
Thank you for taking the time to look and comment. It's greatly appreciated. Happy Christmas and Keep Safe. 😎
dragongirl
Intensely wintry! Gorgeous work!
steveHolden
Thank you so much for taking the time to look and comment. Have a very Merry Christmas and Keep Safe. 😎
3DClassics123456
Steve, I agree absolutely with you about the lack of meaning and the crazy consumerism! Sad image but beautiful image...
steveHolden
Thank you 3D. I was quite tired when I pieced the introduction together and thought later I might have offended someone. I glad you found the image beautiful and it managed to invoke an emotion. Hope you're having an amazing Christmas. Keep Safe! 😎🎄🎄🎄
ahnada
Must be hard landing, a very impressive and environment feeling like that! Meaningful, as a whole..
steveHolden
Thank you for taking the time to look at the image. Your feedback is appreciated very much. Hope you are having a warm Christmas. Keep Safe! 🎄🎄😎
Cyve
Wonderfully done once again 😊😊😊
steveHolden
Thank you, my old friend. I've been casting an eye over some of your recent work. It really is maturing into excellent work. 😎