It is December, yet autumn lingers still,424Please respect copyright.PENANAbKxqLYozIA
A season caught between longing and will.424Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZY2Nf08H4
The snow is scarce, the earth undecided,424Please respect copyright.PENANAeWNsw48mMP
As if winter itself stands, uninvited.
Leaves cling stubbornly to weary boughs,424Please respect copyright.PENANAgpsytJ7qCt
Whispering secrets in trembling rows.424Please respect copyright.PENANAT80zqPBQBB
The willows refuse to bare their frame,424Please respect copyright.PENANABgrOcStC2I
And the squirrels pause, uncertain, unnamed.
I yearn for frost’s crisp, quiet embrace,424Please respect copyright.PENANAUQ6XgOKQ8x
For snowflakes to melt as they kiss my face.424Please respect copyright.PENANADoxEem27tm
For the sharp, clean breath of the winter air,424Please respect copyright.PENANA9JrmLOAm8Z
To fill my lungs, unburdened, bare.