Winter Mistress
Contributed by Robert Lyons
Frozen gusts ripping through trees
Like lust in lovers still naïve
Naked ground lay uncovered
Vulnerable to the whipping breeze
Aching with the fear of losses
Knees shaking at the cost to abandon
Fantasies warm the soul at core
but extremities blacken as the cold comes forth
The Great Land exposes her mighty treasures
leaving icy hearts void of pleasure