
They laugh when meeting
Stances speak louder than sounds –
The cold is dismissed
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They laugh when meeting
Stances speak louder than sounds –
The cold is dismissed
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Birdsongs presage spring
as I walk through frosted trees –
the frigid moon greets
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Young ones love the frost
They hanker for drifting snow
I watch from inside
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Sorrow in the wind
A draft keeping me awake
This cold moonless night
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Precious, meagre sun
Fingers and thumbs numbed by cold
Praise returning warmth
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