Feather pillows smooth the ground's discord
The ragged shack a fairy mansion now
An eagle cries so not to be ignored
All memories of fall we disavow

Staccato breaths push tiny clouds aloft
Like frozen words afloat without an ear
The existential angst of spirit lost
They're barely here before they disappear

Branches bend as far as they can bear
From deep within the woods we hear a moan
A grievance they reluctantly declare
Otherwise they stoic'ly intone

Your feeling of despair will soon allay
When walking woods upon a snowy day
                                                  rc