Winter reclaims the ground
A raven ruffled by wind
Rides the top of a snag
Indistinct as the snow slants down
Filling the air between farmhouse and woods
With great legs of snow
The storm walks the field
Inside the fires need tending
Ashes to be shoveled from under hot coals
Inside the life he has made
Seasoned oak burning in cast blowing heat
Maple sap boiling sweet on the stove
Smoke from the chimney curling to ground
Ashes of another kind scattered on the hill
All that's left of a dream briefly held
Inside the fires need tending
Inside the life he has made
Indistinct as the snow slants down
