Crackle and blaze,
Crackle and blaze;
There’s ice on the ponds, there are leaves on the ways;
But the barer each tree
The more reason have we
To joy in the summer that roars in thy blaze.
A Winter Song
Summary
"A Winter Song" by William Cox Bennett is a brief, spirited poem that captures the defiant warmth of a crackling fire on a cold winter's day. Ice coats the ponds and leaves litter the paths, while bare trees stand stripped of their leaves — yet the speaker finds this starkness a reason for deeper joy, not sorrow. The fire's blaze becomes a vivid echo of summer's warmth, making the cold outside feel like a backdrop that only sharpens the pleasure of the flame within.
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