Winter Shelter Poems

Seek Shelter.

I’m in a winter coat. In my home. And the doors are locked. And the lights are dim so that I can see their...

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I.
In the hush of the first movement,
Silent snowfall plays a soft overture.
Each flake a note, descending gently,
A white serenade to quiet streets.
Nature's breath slows, like...

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October is one of those months that begin to transition and change to prepare for winter.

As our days begin to shorten, this tenth month brings...

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There’s an aged Eastern cedar tree
not far from the steps of my back door.
Enormous and quite old it harbors
a full range of flora and fauna
that...

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Love, to you
nothing more than washed away graffiti, 
once dripping along the 
mismatched bricks of this worn facade
where tattoos mean forever . . .
even when...

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WINTER SHELTER

A
VE|RY
VERY P|RICKLY
HOLLY LEA|F A SHELTER
FOR THE WINTE|R BLOWN, COLD
HUNGRY TOO.|SO WELCOME
WERE THE BE|RRIES, NOW
FED, THIRST |QUENCHED,
NEXT A RE|ST, NOW
REFRESHES|READY TO
CONTINUE TH|EIR JOURNEY.
THREE HUNDRE|D MILES...

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Bus Shelter 
Driving past a crudely made bus shelter, it looks like concrete box
I took a picture because a mystery story was told about it.
A...

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Shelter yourself from unhappy thoughts and an unwanted sneeze:
think of sunshine when dreary days make you shiver...
winter is well-known for the deep sadness of its...

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I watch spring bud from my window.

I watch my life go by without a flicker of hope from my window.

I watch summer blossom from my...

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Its Christmas Eve
he stands in line with snowflakes in his hair
with men and women tired and lost
whom life did not treat fair

He gazes at the...

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