It is December, yet autumn lingers still,400Please respect copyright.PENANA1NMCxoQlGZ
A season caught between longing and will.400Please respect copyright.PENANAawZflRN2q7
The snow is scarce, the earth undecided,400Please respect copyright.PENANAARU90EVLWo
As if winter itself stands, uninvited.
Leaves cling stubbornly to weary boughs,400Please respect copyright.PENANAdbSsL1DGvz
Whispering secrets in trembling rows.400Please respect copyright.PENANAcvA8PPzrMs
The willows refuse to bare their frame,400Please respect copyright.PENANAt2bSpM7MJ1
And the squirrels pause, uncertain, unnamed.
I yearn for frost’s crisp, quiet embrace,400Please respect copyright.PENANAOFk4ViCLEZ
For snowflakes to melt as they kiss my face.400Please respect copyright.PENANASpWa0a96YU
For the sharp, clean breath of the winter air,400Please respect copyright.PENANASpN6PjpMc5
To fill my lungs, unburdened, bare.