It is December, yet autumn lingers still,494Please respect copyright.PENANAgPnnR4G2y1
A season caught between longing and will.494Please respect copyright.PENANAjTIrDQK62x
The snow is scarce, the earth undecided,494Please respect copyright.PENANAiG5mD9wxBh
As if winter itself stands, uninvited.
Leaves cling stubbornly to weary boughs,494Please respect copyright.PENANATSCuyy3ZEt
Whispering secrets in trembling rows.494Please respect copyright.PENANAaW19YqlSda
The willows refuse to bare their frame,494Please respect copyright.PENANAD03QoZCwSl
And the squirrels pause, uncertain, unnamed.
I yearn for frost’s crisp, quiet embrace,494Please respect copyright.PENANAZYQnPGWnL0
For snowflakes to melt as they kiss my face.494Please respect copyright.PENANAQTBykbuTXq
For the sharp, clean breath of the winter air,494Please respect copyright.PENANAzX2fjHki40
To fill my lungs, unburdened, bare.