Winter beckons from my window
as trees show off their sturdy bones
and dreams pull me from my bed
and in a glance, I thought I saw you
in the distance walking toward
I reached out to wrap my blanket,
gently, around your bending back
as my dreams change, taking on new shapes,
not yet fully formed, not what I recognized from before.
but I am here, till something stronger pulls me near
for ever more, I will see you
I will wrap my blanket around you
so you know I always have you,
your back sturdy or bending in the breeze,
like the shade of a tree that always returns,
when winter draws a deep sigh,
and sweetly says goodbye.
Comments