Forgotten Ground Regained
Strange Season
Tony Mitchell
Originally published in Withowinde 200, p. 41, Winter, 2021
Winter sun, world warming,Leaf crackle, crisp air, colourful,Swishing underfoot, dying.Cold nip on numb fingersFrost fiend forever threatening life.Chill chasing chill, till we choose heat.Fire crackles well, wood spit warming us,Fearful, fur full, Feast Hall hot,As trees drop leaves, colour-carpeting pathsSilver lattice work glitters in sunlight.Eye level light blindsBreath smokes but beauty abounds,Doom laden, but lovelyNo hint of new life till years change.
Copyright © Tony Mitchell, 2021