~ Winter Promises ~
Feathers fall -
Autumn ashes
distributes itself
in the wind
Beads of water
pelt on fogged glass
and tumble
as a pair of souls
cuddle near the warmth
of a wavering flame
rejoicing at it's company.
Feathers falling.
Slick smoke rolls off
blue lips
entangling itself
in the joints of a tree
shedding the shades of a sunset
we both had witnessed before -
and feathers fall
from a void sky invaded
by an army of gray
marching aloft
they've knocked the sun
off her throne, and taken her
their captive
and rolled out their frosty plans
of storms,
blizzards,
gales,
hail...
and promising.[Nov 23rd-2014]