It is December, yet autumn lingers still,418Please respect copyright.PENANAgVI1GPNVOD
A season caught between longing and will.418Please respect copyright.PENANAMUG9YrbNvW
The snow is scarce, the earth undecided,418Please respect copyright.PENANAXbrZ6u8ZVn
As if winter itself stands, uninvited.
Leaves cling stubbornly to weary boughs,418Please respect copyright.PENANAcfh3Esw79I
Whispering secrets in trembling rows.418Please respect copyright.PENANATGMcjMp9a2
The willows refuse to bare their frame,418Please respect copyright.PENANATdEQC4xPj4
And the squirrels pause, uncertain, unnamed.
I yearn for frost’s crisp, quiet embrace,418Please respect copyright.PENANAcW0AgicEzo
For snowflakes to melt as they kiss my face.418Please respect copyright.PENANAugi82T4TEq
For the sharp, clean breath of the winter air,418Please respect copyright.PENANAUnR0MgGkMZ
To fill my lungs, unburdened, bare.