Snow and snow is all I know
It comes and stays and doesn’t go
It bundles me in peace and calm
The days so short the dark nights long
We play a bit and rest much more
Our weary bodies we restore
Snow and snow I’m glad to know
It’s not yet time for you to go
Sleep, child. Night is here.
Moon spills soft light, shadows rest,
and crickets sing. Dream.
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I have finished striding through the day
and yearn now for small comforts
a familiar chair
a soft lamp
a half-read book
an old cat
Let go of the adventures
and the glad-handing
let the workers
return to their families
let me find my way to tomorrow’s courage
as night folds down
