in the dead night
stands the gray tree.
still as day.
earth
gristle
the faulty day.
gray curtain drawn across
lifeless body.
wintry whimper
white crisp snow
a gray beard around the edges.
old man whimpers.
limber
shivering sparrow
stabbed by shaft of sun.
clutching dead limbs.
fat cat
the happy cat
shows its full belly.
claws like jaws.
free flying
a bird in the hand
would rather be in the tree.
love sets it all free.