w i  n t e r          s o n g

 

shadowplay of a leafless tree
feeble sprinklings of infectious glee
a desaturated dehumidified cheerless town
the northern wind across the fluttering gown
remnants of a lusterless motheaten moon
miscarriage of the nondescript escapist sun
the cold steel and the ash in the urn
little lives darting faraway
on the run

silent standstill
broken chaffed
brittle pallid
cold unkind

a spark
a spring

a sprig
a sprint

hibernation
moderation
isolation

urine drops on burst crackers
putrid smell and maggots
on leftover dinner
crawling
growing
involved

hapless
endless
ageless

The red costume hangs above
the daymares and
the soiled mask

as the satin wrapped
stainless blade
feels the pang

and a kid
exorcises bubbles
on the roof