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the king of winter
wrapped in frost of self-loathing
cools the very world
unbearable heat
found in all others, in life
burns away the ice
a twisted loving
hypothermia, embraced
for fear of failing
deep within the snow
delicate and shivering
cold, lonely, winsome
i remember you
that old once-upon-a-time
sun shining fairly
coffee in a jar
chain-smoking on the sidewalk
holding forth ideals
i did not feel cold
no thought that you were freezing
seeing, not perceived
memories of then
how i knew we were such friends
frieze in a snow globe
thinking about now
you wintering in malmo
far from the old ice
it was in my dream
that i saw you shivering
i awoke, just now
snowflakes on a page
i trace the outine loosely
already it fades
yet the seed remains
i set it upon the sill
that it may dream spring