december
crackling snowfall
restless footfall
interlocking frostbite fingertips
radiator hum
icy heartbeat thrum
yearning receding repeating
December
When December comes
and the snow appears
my only wish
is that you’d be near
December
. . . Do elephants consider
every mastication;
brewing exceptional recollections? . . .
December.
12:01 am. The campus library.
Homework assignments long untouched.
Staring into a stranger‘s soul. Existential debates. Long awaited yet fleeting companionship.
How do I turn this stranger into a friend?
december
family is a dying ember
pieces of ash
with one hot coal still burning.
we can light up again
when december ends.
Deep breath in
A dragon breath out
Hands freezing
Breath to keep the warm
Hot coco too hot
Panicked breathing
Opening presents
Gasp! What I wanted!
Hugs from family
Sigh
Dinner drinks walks along the canal to the cinema
A city dark dotted with lights where people move from stations to a place hope lights up their faces.
Home.
Deconstructing December
The "ember" in December,
a small glowing coal
in the dying fire of 2021.
The original tenth month
starts with "dec," or ten,
and a decade of hope.
December, 2021
Old and cold and
The future untold.
MMXXI and final days:
I do not know why my spinal daze
Puts MMXXII on hold.
December
My breath in the air apparent
A cold chill on my neck
The majority of nature now barren
Drinking hot cocoa on my deck