Don’t leave, winter
I still need your warm sweaters
Your hot tea
The way you set the sun
Don’t leave, winter
Spring’s rains are followed too fast by hot hot hot
I’ll long for your comfort and cold
Your gentle sounds and days at home
Don’t leave, winter
You leave time for reading
Space for thinking
Room for feelings
Don’t leave, winter
It’s been such a short time
That you’ve blessed me with your presence
Don’t let your anxious cousin summer invade