if can never be hope
that it matters not
it is in this season
shivering early
dark

will  if ever it can ever be
more shattered  thought
without positive reason
arriving nearly
stark

may be if ever was more
the time to be distraught
with earths poisons
the cold un-endearing
heart

mighty oaks  elms still
soar ever naked bereft
a sudden more
rest in their  winter
bark

tiny ever  shudder burrow
underground left
huddle more together their
treasures can not be
forgot

ever more than ever
hope more ever will
be needed
than when
the days grow short.