Winter Hibernation
Darkness arrives by five o’clock
Before the dinner table is set
Tan lines are all faded and gone
As if the bathing suits our skin did forget
White snow now blankets our once green lawn
Where a snowman stands on patrol
Winter days display on my calendar
Something over which I have no control
Throw a log on the fire to keep us warm
As the flames devour its feast
Shadows of leafless limbs on the wall
Starting to look like a winter’s beast
Eating Brunswick stew five days in a row
Simmering in the cast iron pot
I am happy to consume another bowl
As long as you serve it up hot
Crawling under the comforter to keep us warm
As the radiator sings out with a hiss
Helping our tangled body’s heat to rise
By sharing another passionate kiss
Others can fly to Florida
Chasing a warm winter sun
Being here inside, hibernating with you
I think is much more fun
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