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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Winter

A cracked lip; raw skin.

I pined for orange flickers

Dancing off a cheery fire.



A gelid blast of arctic air

Had caught me unawares –

Reinforcing my desire.



Turning down an avenue,

I froze; suspicious trees –

Likely destined for a pyre –



Were laughing off the icy chill

Of callous winter nights.

And I? Simply to retire



Snug, inside a balmy chair

Of warming solitude:

Ah! my carol, my festive choir.

~Mark R Slaughter~

TK xx

2 comments:

  1. I find it so, so odd, even though I know our seasons are opposite, that it's beginning to be winter for you.

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  2. This so reminds me of my summer spent in Tasmania...it was so strange for me to be throwing snowballs in July! : ) Beautiful poem! I'm wishing for just a little of that cold here because it will be 95 (your 35) today, with a heat index of 100! : )

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