It is December, yet autumn lingers still,487Please respect copyright.PENANA8nBLhbPs0n
A season caught between longing and will.487Please respect copyright.PENANAshbruohn1c
The snow is scarce, the earth undecided,487Please respect copyright.PENANA32WpW9GJ2A
As if winter itself stands, uninvited.
Leaves cling stubbornly to weary boughs,487Please respect copyright.PENANAAgm9FAGRNB
Whispering secrets in trembling rows.487Please respect copyright.PENANAs05YrZtVSD
The willows refuse to bare their frame,487Please respect copyright.PENANAKq0mO2ueJ2
And the squirrels pause, uncertain, unnamed.
I yearn for frost’s crisp, quiet embrace,487Please respect copyright.PENANAGqFAp5PzI7
For snowflakes to melt as they kiss my face.487Please respect copyright.PENANAP6EXEfZfYA
For the sharp, clean breath of the winter air,487Please respect copyright.PENANAklvQKFLRYH
To fill my lungs, unburdened, bare.