It is December, yet autumn lingers still,519Please respect copyright.PENANAEmTLZB1MuD
A season caught between longing and will.519Please respect copyright.PENANApLqph6G9jt
The snow is scarce, the earth undecided,519Please respect copyright.PENANAIDtLtVxDu5
As if winter itself stands, uninvited.
Leaves cling stubbornly to weary boughs,519Please respect copyright.PENANApAVRF5dIMK
Whispering secrets in trembling rows.519Please respect copyright.PENANAWM6Ocw2qWp
The willows refuse to bare their frame,519Please respect copyright.PENANARfToC3upAB
And the squirrels pause, uncertain, unnamed.
I yearn for frost’s crisp, quiet embrace,519Please respect copyright.PENANAjQpwFLcjb2
For snowflakes to melt as they kiss my face.519Please respect copyright.PENANAzrfMTOX6kv
For the sharp, clean breath of the winter air,519Please respect copyright.PENANA7UjAHZbtQr
To fill my lungs, unburdened, bare.