Winter Love Song

I trip and fall

The way winter emerges amidst the sienna leaves

Sweeping them off the ground by the sign of first snow

And that’s how I know

Luminosity sits still within your gaze

As horizon dims the adolescent sun

Park bench, locked scarfs, eyes, and arms

And that’s when I know

A fragile circle born from your breathy whispers

Collision of cold, heated mists, and fairy lights

Holding on tight may be my hands

And that’s what I know

As so my heartbeat, time is frozen

Then, before I could grasp onto yours

Empty bouquets from nameless strangers start arriving at the door once again

And that’s all I know