a heavy frost falls
we are reminded of winter
the warmth of the fireplace
and gas furnace,
heavy clothes and toboggans
worn in layers and
shed as needed when
working outside...
we are reminded of
holidays and invited guests
as well as all of those uninvited
and all the alcohol consumed
as a way of celebrating
trying to escape the cold,
and... all it takes is a
quick look outside to
see that winter is still
laying on our doorsteps
like an abandoned dog with
nowhere to go unless
it is brought inside and
in our reluctance to avoid
being kind that is exactly
what we do this time.
8 December 2020
Death Of A Tree
outside my window
a dead tree stands,
all its leaves have
fallen to the ground,
their bright colors
dissolve into the soil
in between blades of grass
newly sewn in the fall;
life outside is cold
inside warm,
except in our hearts which
has long since been
forsaken as we have
taken different paths
even thought this old house
yet we always return;
we are deeply concerned
our Japanese Maple
has passed away,
even with all our careful
attending we gave to
it instead of each other.
8 December 2020
frowns of clowns
smiles of dancers
actor's gestures
artist's strokes,
all move across my
thoughts like sparkles
from a prism --
seen and unseen
felt not touched
phantom feelings
of a missing limb
never existing
in the first place --
a desire to end
the charade and
return to normal
on the doorstep
has been places
for my consideration.
9 December 2020
each evening after five
imaginations come alive,
taking us on journeys only
the insane can appreciate
the normal try to understand...
a story rich in colors like
forests of autumn leaves
and rich in textures like
coarse sand on a beach;
the story has its ups and downs
many twists and turns
ending up on the other side
of nothingness as if it were
meant to be there all the time;
the story ends quite unexpectedly
and begins again a couple of
chapters into our future that
is never our own but has been
borrowed from another dimension
and an alternate human race.
9 December 2020
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