Winter Quiet + 

Limb to limb, mouth to mouth + 

with the bleached grass + 

silver mist lies upon the back yards + 

among the outhouses. + 

The dwarf trees + 

pirouette awkwardly to it⁠— + 

whirling round on one toe; + 

the big tree smiles and glances + 

upward! + 

Tense with suppressed excitement + 

the fences watch where the ground + 

has humped an aching shoulder for + 

the ecstasy. + 