Winter Studies

Wish for a Winter Garden

Sleep deep, be comforted, be warm. Lie safely under The cold white wonder. Rest on the earth’s brown arm.

Uncurl in every root and every dream Of petals paler, Star-shapes frailer, Than over you the star-flowers gleam.

Cherish the dream in every vein, The round, the crescent The iridescent Pattern that you shall lift again.

-Yetza Gillespie