
Sorrow in the wind
A draft keeping me awake
This cold moonless night
Copyright Francis 2021

Sorrow in the wind
A draft keeping me awake
This cold moonless night
Copyright Francis 2021

Walking in the snow,
we wanderers
are on track —
step out in the sun
Copyright Francis 2021

The day snow returned,
buds showing on the blackthorn —
chilblains on my toes
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Birds announce the spring
whilst winter’s cold grasp lingers.
Waiting can be sweet
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Precious, meagre sun
Fingers and thumbs numbed by cold
Praise returning warmth
Copyright Francis 2021