Late Autumn’s cold wind
Whips around December’s edge
And Christmas shoppers.
Crisp December first,
Soul having flown suddenly
From the still badger.
Cranberry orange
Baking as winter rain pours;
Licking the batter.
Raindrops fill the gray
Afternoon of late winter
While she misses you.
Sierra snowstorm
Hides hope beyond the whiteout
While I dream of Spring.
Refrigerator
Humming. Branches moving gray.
Angels just beyond.
Slowly stepping now
Into early wintertime
Unexpected warmth
Slowly silently
One foot trudges the other
Must be light ahead