Dark of the Moon

Chapter 59: Winter

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A collection of lyric poems organized into thematic sections that dwell on natural landscapes, seasonal change, and intimate emotion. Short, image-driven pieces range from moonlit nights and coastal scenes to autumnal boulevards and secluded woods, often pairing precise sensory detail with reflections on longing, love, memory, and mortality. Portraits of individuals and quiet elegies appear alongside meditations on stars and tides, producing a restrained, musical voice that emphasizes transience and beauty through concise, resonant language.

Winter

I shall have winter now and lessening days,

Lit by a smoky sun with slanting rays,

And after falling leaves, the first determined frost.

The colors of the world will all be lost.

So be it; the faint buzzing of the snow

Will fill the empty boughs,

And after sleet storms I shall wake to see

A glittering glassy plume of every tree.

Nothing shall tempt me from my fire-lit house,

And I shall find at night a friendly ember

And make my life of what I can remember.