Winter Stack, "Winter Blues of Mirth" & Other Poems; Mini Weekly TGIF; Marinarena Recommends
A Weekender post with new poem, Winter thoughts, song suggestion and more
-HAPPY NEW YEAR & WINTER-
Yes, I say, “Happy New Year” well into the first week in January. My cutoff will be Jan 31st. Reasonable enough, right? What a glorious wintertime just over a few weeks in officially. Thankfully no emotional winter blues on my front! Sincere well wishes to all who have to cope with a case of SAD ( Seasonal Affectual Disorder). I can only imagine the discontent, suffering… Even with the profound sense and actuality of barren and cold, Winter is a wonderful, magical time. All the better if snowfall occurs in your part
of the world (like it did mine a few weeks before Christmas).
COMING SOON FROM MARINARENA:
Poetic pieces plus…
a beginning of the week update (actual NEWSLETTER!) delivered every week.
Discover what’s new in my world and in that of travel, books, music and in culture! Some wellness features will be thrown in as well! Keep eyes peeled, wanderers and wonderers!
a post on my trip to Kansas City, my last weekender Midwest jaunt, along with the deal about my lost phone on a Delta plane (why I had to delay trip blog)! Argh!
-WINTER STACK-
Get cozy with Winter-related Stacks I’m following
Winter Days by Writer Pilgrim by So Elite
Winter Prompts for the Poetic Soul by Poetry Rise
-POETRY-
Winter Blues of Mirth by Marinarena
Why must winter blues
be irrefutably “sad”?
Decry what is parroted
on morning mainstream news
Defy seasoned nay-sayers
Cozy up, bathe in the chills;
sing along to the howling;
plunge in cerulean waters;
and if possible for thrills,
fall back and make snow angel wings
Also read, like and share :
MORE POEMS BY OTHERS
Winter Solstice by Kate Belew from Word Witch
Birches by Robert Frost with commentary from Dan Rodricks
—MINI WEEKLY TGIF—
Travel◆Good◆Issues◆Fun
TRAVEL
Do check out the Marinarena Travel Page to book you next trip!
From Samantha Brown
A piece on “dead week” travel. It’s smart…
From Garden & Gun Magazine
Discover Atlanta, Savannah in Georgia, USA
Two places on the Marinarena list to experience in 2026!
Travel Deals:
40% deal from Breeze (wonderful airline experienced!)
with the code: CHILLOUT
From The Epoch Times Bright Section- Travel
From Frommers
Feast your eyes and take note on all 2026 city/country guides in one
GOOD
Hungary’s Famous Thermal Baths…
France Bans Forever Chemicals…
Issues
Politics affecting Travel
Major hotel chain saving face. Hilton removing hotel that denied Department of Homeland Security and Ice agents Full Article
Fun
Marinarena Recommends…
Catch this: The Nerve w/ Maureen Callahan does a travel show!
Hello to fellow troublemakers out there!
Virtual travel and Laugh in Africa…
Airport prices are scandalous!
MARINARENA RECOMMENDS:
𝄞⨾𓍢ִ໋🎧ྀི♫⋆｡♪ ₊˚♬ ﾟ. MUSIC
Time for winter song play. Even since the ball dropped and Auld Lang Syne, songs of the season have been spinning in the Marinarena realm. I’m putting together an extensive “Best Wintersongs” list. For now, I’ll highlight the signature, poetic selection that happens to be a fave song by the one and only, Sting.
The Hounds of Winter by Sting
“A season for joy/ A season for sorrow”
I’m obsessed with this Wintersong! Featured on his Mercury Falling album. Along with “I Was Brought to my Senses”, this piece loops and loops on my player. How it has aged gorgeously! OH my, hear the bottom version with the amazing howling voice of Lisa Fischer! Be taken!
TV & STREAMING
Okay, now that the Stranger Things finale is over, catch…
a Golden Globes hatewatch podcast livestream. Play the Globes on TV and mute it to hear a hatewatch Globes cast online. A few great hatewatch casts to see are from
The Nerve w/ Maureen Callahan and Film Threat on YouTube
FOOD
Oh, Baby, it’s still cold outside! Try making a soup this weekend, like my fave, French Onion (Soupe à l'oignon) C’est délicieuse!
Free Magazines online has plenty of soup related issues!
***AHOY!***
I simply love your winter poem! Is it something you wrote as aa response to the winter poems you’ve come across or was it a creation irrespective of the winter poems? No wrong answers. Thank you for including my poem! Am grateful.