It is December, yet autumn lingers still,532Please respect copyright.PENANAlm3Mwzzpfj
A season caught between longing and will.532Please respect copyright.PENANAjWa6hbmXLL
The snow is scarce, the earth undecided,532Please respect copyright.PENANANYhPxMjKnK
As if winter itself stands, uninvited.
Leaves cling stubbornly to weary boughs,532Please respect copyright.PENANAnGigwkCA6l
Whispering secrets in trembling rows.532Please respect copyright.PENANArUkkKV9k7l
The willows refuse to bare their frame,532Please respect copyright.PENANAu1PWu4foAP
And the squirrels pause, uncertain, unnamed.
I yearn for frost’s crisp, quiet embrace,532Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZSrPK9A9T
For snowflakes to melt as they kiss my face.532Please respect copyright.PENANANomWlfkwpy
For the sharp, clean breath of the winter air,532Please respect copyright.PENANAMFGm4kSqNk
To fill my lungs, unburdened, bare.