Leafless fingers reach to space

Winter now has come apace,

Suspended nature underfoot

Frozen soul, frozen brook

 

Hooting owl in the dark

Foxes bark to make their mark

Mr mouse beneath the leaves

Escapes the claw and scuttles free

 

Strange crispness ,brittle breath

Cools the lungs like breathing death

Clean clear air, that stings the throat

Exhaling clouds of mist that float

 

Still clear night , silent hush

Statue still no more rush

Reflected night in iced up pools

Crystal surface, sparkling jewels

 

Moons pale finger points the way

Urging me to go not stay

Casting  shadows dark and deep

My progress through the valleys deep

 

No evil do I now fear

The road lights up it’s crystal clear

That dawn will come and pipers call

Will bring the Sun back to us all

 

28/11/2021 22:10-22:40