There Is a Tree of Copper Leaves

there is a tree of copper leaves
presentation most fervent in Winter season
after all of crepe and oak are bare
my eyes turn bronze
this tree turns me on
i can’t look away

when pines are flaked with snow
or rendered seussical,
having a topside arch &
their downy needles decorated
my eye hues green with white
and the whimsy I feel
in my scarf and wind
a perpetual tease

the flicker of lights from house to house
the darkness loses its sight
the ho ho ho & merry flight
jingle bells down to my toes

i like fall
but i fall for winter
season of the sweater
& wool of wisdom

we follow the lamb
the shepherd leads

through blinding snow
teaching us which way to go

12/5/2022
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Krutsinger Avatar
December 6, 2022 at 10:48 PM
I like the way this stanza fell into place in a natural way "i like fall but i fall for winter season of the sweater & wool of wisdom"
Rodrigues Avatar
December 7, 2022 at 8:47 AM
Thank you, my friend!
Wolf Avatar
December 6, 2022 at 8:18 PM
A cavalcade of imagery --- all of it evocative and sensory-arousing. Just terrific, Kim. Season's best, Gershon
Rodrigues Avatar
December 7, 2022 at 8:48 AM
And to you too! Thank you, Gershon! :)
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