snow – By Herndon

Icy Desert

Above this icy desert Talons clamped on branches A pair of hawks Toast their plumage in the sun

The powder floats down Like an infinite, sheer curtain. Zoom in and you can Follow a single flake Parachuting through the air Until it lands and is lost, Assimilated by the white frosting. The lawn sparkles Like the sea. Pretzel stick limbs are smeared With peppermint cream. Every bush bows low Under the weight ofContinue reading “Snow”