Frost (October 2005)


hard, cruel cold.
crawl slowly to bed.
dreams thaw and freeze.
i can't feel my toes.

Sunrise melts our first frost.

last warm day.
backyard is a swamp.
leaves turn and fall.
sun low in the sky.

Winter makes us forget the war.

mmm hm-mmm hm-mmm
mmm hm-mmm hm-mmm
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