It is December, yet autumn lingers still,495Please respect copyright.PENANAXKIdMZFhia
A season caught between longing and will.495Please respect copyright.PENANAnfS0QGxShy
The snow is scarce, the earth undecided,495Please respect copyright.PENANAa8ceMbpM7m
As if winter itself stands, uninvited.
Leaves cling stubbornly to weary boughs,495Please respect copyright.PENANA7PKvbCulJg
Whispering secrets in trembling rows.495Please respect copyright.PENANAjHdYxHXgXY
The willows refuse to bare their frame,495Please respect copyright.PENANAnhvJtWBV4N
And the squirrels pause, uncertain, unnamed.
I yearn for frost’s crisp, quiet embrace,495Please respect copyright.PENANAVRSELYEgiW
For snowflakes to melt as they kiss my face.495Please respect copyright.PENANA2C9pRw6aT2
For the sharp, clean breath of the winter air,495Please respect copyright.PENANAjC9rzd6i2s
To fill my lungs, unburdened, bare.