Cold and Frozen Things
Just taking a quick look here, we notice that a lot of stuff in this poem is frozen and-or cold: icicles, milk, blood, snow. Well, gee, this is because it's winter, and that's what happens. (Correc...
Warmth
There are two sides to every coin, right? Yes, there are. Well, warmth is the other side of the freezing cold of winter. This poem is about being cold, but also about getting warm. Logs for a fire,...
Birds
Our friend the "staring owl" shows up twice in this poem, and he does the same thing both times: sings a song that goes "Tu-whit to-who!" Besides him, we've got those birds in the second stanza tha...