Gray dust collects
in a lonely cupboard of mugs.
Shadows whisper
just outside the starry window.
Calm candy canes
swirl peppermint in red and white.
A splash of milk
waltzes with bittersweet sugar.
Puffed marshmallows
lightly sing the wind’s harmonies.
Trees sway in sync
as the haze of light
pierces through.
Rays of sunshine
break white light
into rainbow streams.
Fire crackles.
Wisps of smoke diffuse in the air.
A flood of warmth.
I glance at delicate snowflakes.
The children laugh –
I taste the joyousness and cheer.
Coldness beckons
outside the lighted glass window.
The sun rises.
Snow melts and
the mug slowly chills.Gray dust collects
in a lonely cupboard of mugs.
Shadows whisper
just outside the starry window.
Calm candy canes
swirl peppermint in red and white.
A splash of milk
waltzes with bittersweet sugar.
Puffed marshmallows
lightly sing the wind’s harmonies.
Trees sway in sync
as the haze of light
pierces through.
Rays of sunshine
break white light
into rainbow streams.
Fire crackles.
Wisps of smoke diffuse in the air.
A flood of warmth.
I glance at delicate snowflakes.
The children laugh –
I taste the joyousness and cheer.
Coldness beckons
outside the lighted glass window.
The sun rises.
Snow melts and
the mug slowly chills.