January

January renews our lives

     washes out the soiled fabric

        of our selfish acts

     Bleaches the stains

        of regret and omission

     Refreshes languid minds

        with coolant breeze

    Cleanses, calms the vissitudes

        of the heart

     with frozen, filigree art

     Covers the yearning in our souls

      with freshly washed mantle of snow

                                      Wilma Gundy