Woods in Winter

 
I want to walk

the woods

in winter;

follow

snowy paths

where

glistening

shimmers

lead me

through a pale

white

winter bath.

I want to feel

the wind’s

icy fingers

enscarve me

in their clasp;

taste

weathered snows

of a thousand

years

with every

breathless

gasp.

-Joy S. Barefoot