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Woodsmoke in the Wind
My long-lost winter is here
Even if it has not snowed,
For by and by, woodsmoke is near
Drifting slow across the road
A most distinctive scent
It carries to the nose,
Up, up a chimney vent
Where a fireplace glows
Quite pleasant, yet strong
This scent I do remember,
Though it lasts not long
From many a dying ember
The season's sure sign
Where a chill has set in,
Warms their heart and mine
So let another winter begin
Woodsmoke in the wind
Just here and gone that day,
Passed the weathervane spinned
Up north near my way.
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Kelly Deschler
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