Friday, November 18, 2011

the last leaf

a cutting breeze bombards the trees. 
the windows, caked with frost,
tremble in the Winter wind
as Autumn's leaves are lost.

the windows, caked with frost, 
obscure the stately oak
as Autumn's leaves are lost
and Winter's inauguration invoked.

obscured, the stately oak,
behind a mask of snow,
and Winter's inauguration invoked
with every frozen blow.