1 Kicking up piles of foliage,
the wind tries to enter my house.
2 I can see my breath right
in front of me now.
3 Maple leaves, oak leaves, all fall
leaves tumbling through air.
4 Window panes clattering like
nervous teeth at midnight.
5 Frost pinches my cheeks, kissing me.
A cool, cruel lover.
6 Quickly, quietly needles of snow
embroider tall fir trees.
7 That must be my friends stamping
their boots outside.
8 As the kettle boils, aromas of hot
cider spice the kitchen.
9 Our favorite songs stream
through hallways.
10 Sparkling butter cookies melting
in our mouths.
11 A tiger cat with big green eyes
tosses balls of yarn.
12 Galaxies of snow stars whirling
every which way.
Joan McNerney’s poetry is found in many literary magazines such as Seven Circle Press, Dinner with the Muse, Poet Warriors, Blueline, and Halcyon Days.Four Bright Hills Press Anthologies, several Poppy Road Journals, and numerous Poets' Espresso Reviews have accepted her work.She has four Best of the Net nominations.Her latest title is The Muse in Miniature available on Amazon.com and Cyberwit.net
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- Twelve Steps To Winter - 2nd December 2020