Vacant windows gaze at the street below
Ennui strikes a chord on time
Four pairs that follow the shadows behind
Curls of smoke that play a lazy game

Sunset brings them back again
Scrutinizing every moment
Ears keen on each step made
Hope and expectation
For a handful that can satiate

Night reveals the windows with pictures painted
Of someone walking slowly towards them
And then- snowfall.

© Esther Paul