Winter Coming – v2

The white of the dusting of snow

lingers in the shadows, on the fallen leaves,

the cooler spots in the yard,

in the lee of the shrubs, the crooks of the branches

in subtle and still ways, remaining

gathered there still

a little longer, cooling the world,

providing fringe and accent

before the sameness of winter

when shades of gray in the snow

will mark its edges, dimensions

dunes in the fields,

now it remains trim around the edges

in little and small places, in the calm

away from sun and activity, bluster

hiding a while before fading

slowly, slowly, away

before the winter coming

Edited April 24, 2013

“Winter Coming – v2”

December 8, 2006 19:52

“Winter Coming”

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