Wintry Gallimaufry

Jack Frost...without delay you must desist

From cold dance across realms, you hedonist?

Though farmland and wilds resist chill tryst,

They welcome your caress should you persist.

© Ilija Lukić 2023

Ten days hence at winter solstice we reach maximum separation from restorative light of the sun.The human spirit akin the natural world suffers. Yet, if we look closely enough there’s beauty in cold, miserable, dreary and inhospitable places—pulchritude that inspires hope for brighter tomorrows in our hearts.

Wintry Gallimaufry

(On Jordan Lake NC)