Twelve Steps To Winter by Joan McNerney at Spillwords.com

Twelve Steps To Winter

Twelve Steps to Winter

written by: Joan McNerney

 

1      Kicking up piles of foliage,
the wind tries to enter my house.

2        I can see my breath right
in front of me now.

3        Maple leaves, oak leaves, all fall
leaves tumbling through air.

4        Window panes clattering like
nervous teeth at midnight.

5        Frost pinches my cheeks, kissing me.
A cool, cruel lover.

6        Quickly, quietly needles of snow
embroider tall fir trees.

7        That must be my friends stamping
their boots outside.

8        As the kettle boils, aromas of hot
cider spice the kitchen.

9        Our favorite songs stream
through hallways.

10       Sparkling butter cookies melting
in our mouths.

11       A tiger cat with big green eyes
tosses balls of yarn.

12       Galaxies of snow stars whirling
every which way.

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