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# In Winter, Can I Be Content?
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/in-winter-can-i-be-content/
- Published: 2021-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: Is there a poultice for the solstice? A cure for seasonal malaise? A kindling to set ablaze This frozen landscape with some feeling? The sheer bland whiteness has me reeling Oh, for a little extra zest Variety’s my hi...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

Is there a poultice for the solstice?  
A cure for seasonal malaise?  
A kindling to set ablaze  
This frozen landscape with some feeling?  
The sheer bland whiteness has me reeling  
Oh, for a little extra zest  
Variety’s my hidden quest  
A little zest might send me squealing  
Maybe a mirror on the ceiling?  
A bit cliché’, the mirror stays  
Some zest, even in little ways  
Is there a poultice for the solstice?

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**Author notes:** The title is a play on Shakespeare's (and Steinbeck's) Winter of our Discontent https://allpoetry.com/contest/2781983-love--spice--and-solstice-on-ice