Roof
It's so quiet out here
Pitter patter of snow drops
On my eyelashes
This cold is different
Purging my qualms with
Stillness.
If it were heat I might fall
Sapped of my strength
Overwhelmed by warmth
But as is
I embrace the chill
Ease back
And for a sweet, long moment
I am lost
Among the white
On the roof.
2011 Sam Dickinson
