It is December, yet autumn lingers still,421Please respect copyright.PENANA0cmXGMak50
A season caught between longing and will.421Please respect copyright.PENANA8OpgufTB4f
The snow is scarce, the earth undecided,421Please respect copyright.PENANAswUpvgP9K1
As if winter itself stands, uninvited.
Leaves cling stubbornly to weary boughs,421Please respect copyright.PENANA5DsWiF41aN
Whispering secrets in trembling rows.421Please respect copyright.PENANARo1YKLrg9E
The willows refuse to bare their frame,421Please respect copyright.PENANA4m3LTmrkfm
And the squirrels pause, uncertain, unnamed.
I yearn for frost’s crisp, quiet embrace,421Please respect copyright.PENANAQICY89N17d
For snowflakes to melt as they kiss my face.421Please respect copyright.PENANAND4TTek7Yc
For the sharp, clean breath of the winter air,421Please respect copyright.PENANATsNbxH3ueb
To fill my lungs, unburdened, bare.