It is December, yet autumn lingers still,438Please respect copyright.PENANAy4hGxVUEoX
A season caught between longing and will.438Please respect copyright.PENANA2A4gtck8oF
The snow is scarce, the earth undecided,438Please respect copyright.PENANAtTlEsNi1BZ
As if winter itself stands, uninvited.
Leaves cling stubbornly to weary boughs,438Please respect copyright.PENANAra2auPr0fE
Whispering secrets in trembling rows.438Please respect copyright.PENANARRMGCG8di8
The willows refuse to bare their frame,438Please respect copyright.PENANAhVeLL8Q8W8
And the squirrels pause, uncertain, unnamed.
I yearn for frost’s crisp, quiet embrace,438Please respect copyright.PENANAx2H1hhMos4
For snowflakes to melt as they kiss my face.438Please respect copyright.PENANAeRsNNapB5q
For the sharp, clean breath of the winter air,438Please respect copyright.PENANAV4Or9l4HYt
To fill my lungs, unburdened, bare.